LYNGBY, Denmark — New Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Sunday that US statements about the mineral-rich Arctic island have been disrespectful and that Greenland “will never, ever be a piece of property that can be bought by just anyone.”
Nielsen made the remarks in defiance of President Donald Trump’s interest in taking control of the strategic territory as Nielsen stood side by side with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on the second day of a three-day official visit. Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.
“The talks from the United States have not been respectful,” Nielsen said at a news conference at the prime minister’s Marienborg official residence in Lyngby, 8 miles north of Copenhagen.
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen with Greenland’s Prime Minister
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