Greenland’s political parties on Friday expressed unity in response to US President Donald Trump’s claims to the Danish territory.
“We do not want to be Americans, we do not want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” said a joint statement signed by the five parties in the Greenlandic parliament, Inatsisartut.
The parties called on the United States to end its “disdain for our country” and emphasised that “the future of Greenland must be decided by the Greenlandic people.”
Trump had reaffirmed his claim to Greenland on Friday, saying the US must act to prevent China or Russia from gaining control of the strategically important Arctic island.
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Speaking to reporters during an event at the White House, he said Washington would do “something” about Greenland, whether others liked it or not. “Because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbour,” he said.