The eldest son of US president-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that has heightened speculation that the incoming US administration could seek to take control of the Danish territory.
The Danish state broadcaster reported that Donald Trump Jnr’s plane landed in Nuuk, the capital of the vast and icy territory that has some 57,000 residents.
In a statement, Greenland’s government said Trump Jnr’s visit would take place “as a private individual” and not as an official visit and that Greenlandic representatives would not meet with him.
Mininguaq Kleist, permanent secretary for the Greenland foreign affairs department, said that authorities were informed that Trump Jnr would stay for about 4 to 5 hours.
There have been no requests from Trump Jnr’s delegation for official meetings with government representatives. The government of Greenland has also not requested meeting with the delegation, he said.
The visit nonetheless has strong political overtones.