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The Groenland Government called the president Donald TrumpComments on taking control of the “unacceptable” country in a statement on Friday.
The authorities indicated that the statement was promoted by Trump’s meeting with the NATO general secretary On Thursday, when, according to reports, “he reiterated his desire for annexation and control of Greenland.”
In response, the leaders of all political parties chosen for Inatsisartut, the Parliament of Greenland That includes the Democrats, Naleraq, Inuit Ataqatigiit, Siumut and the Information party, issued the X.
People have a campaign poster in Nuuk, Greenland. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix through AP)
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“We, all the leaders of the party, cannot accept repeated statements about the annexation and control of Greenland,” said leaders. “We find this behavior for friends and allies in an unacceptable defense alliance.”
They added that “they must emphasize that Greenland will continue to serve their people through diplomatic relations, according to international law.”
Anthon Frederiksen, of the Naleraq party, hung campaign posters before the general elections on March 10 in Ilulissat, Greenland. (Joe Raedle/Getty images)
The document was signed by the politicians of Greenland Jens Frederik Nielsen of the Democratic Party, Pelé Boberg of Naleraq, Muti B. Egede of the Deputy Inuit, Vivian Motzfeldt of SIUMUT and Aqqalu C. Jerimiassen del Atsut.
“We all support this with all my heart and strongly distance ourselves from the attempts to create discord. Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland, and we (as leaders) are unison,” they wrote.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the Demokraatit party, reacts during an electoral party in Nuuk, Greenland, March 12. (Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen through Reuters)
In the recent country parliamentary electionsThe Democratic Party defeated Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede, Inuit Ataqatigiit.
Denmark’s independence became a central electoral issue in Trump’s continuous comments on USA. UU. of Greenland.
Trump tried in his first mandate to buy the key geographic territory rich in minerals in what he called a “great real estate agreement.”
The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, faces questions about President Trump’s plans for Groenland. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Greenland’s prime minister, Múte Egede, said in January that the country “was not for sale and will never be on sale.”
American interest in Greenland It goes back to the 1800s.
In 1867, the State Department sought to buy Greenland and Iceland, but later Second World WarDenmark rejected a proposed $ 100 million agreement by President Harry Truman.
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Acquiring the land It would mark the greatest expansion of the US territory in history, overcoming the purchase of Louisiana.
The White House did not immediately respond to the request for comments from Fox News Digital.
Rachel Wolf of Fox News Digital contributed to this story.
