Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Greenland is “not for sale” and Denmark was ready to defend the territory.
Her comments came after President Donald Trump reiterated that he would like the US to control Greenland, arguing the territory is strategically vital to American security.
“The US position is unfortunately very clear on this topic, and our position is as clear as it has been all through,” Frederiksen said ahead of the NATO summit.
The Danish leader referenced the core NATO principle of Article Five – which means an attack on one member state is an attack on all. “If anything happens to one of us, then everybody should stand up for each other,” she said.
“We are ready to defend every inch of NATO, including our own territory.”
In a related development, Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir said the people of Greenland “do not wish to be part of the United States.”
Her comments to media ahead of the main events at the NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara came after President Donald Trump again said he wanted to take control of the territory.
Frostadóttir said Trump’s comments on Tuesday were not surprising as they had been an “underlying theme” from the US president.
Credit: cnn.com
