Greenland’s Foreign Minister stated that the country does not want to be owned by the United States, emphasizing that cooperation with America is based on mutual interests, not control or ownership.The remarks come amid growing geopolitical focus on Greenland’s strategic importance, especially in the Arctic region. Watch the full statement as Greenland clarifies its position on relations with the US and asserts its political autonomy.📌 Stay updated with the latest international relations, geopolitical developments, and global political statements.
00:00Say it again, that how important it is from our side to strengthen our cooperation with the United States.
00:07But that doesn't mean that we want to be owned by the United States.
00:12But as allies, how we can strengthen our cooperation, it's all our interest.
00:18Yes.
00:20Yeah, thank you very much.
00:22Of course, I would like to ask this question in Danish, but let me do it in English because of our colleagues here.
00:28Do you see any compromise ahead of you?
00:33You said it a little, but could you elaborate a little on the possible compromise that there would be between the president's wish to acquire Greenland or have control of Greenland and the red lines that the Kingdom of Denmark has gotten right now?
00:47And if you also can tell us just a little bit about the approach that the Americans had to this meeting, what was their primary goal?
00:58As you see it, was that to reach that end goal or was it an open discussion of how do we solve the security situation?
01:06Well, first of all, I don't think this is the proper place to elaborate on what could be a compromise.
01:13The whole idea and the reason why we asked for this meeting was to turn a public debate in a very black and white kind of setting into a discussion where there's room for nuances.
01:29And therefore, I'm pleased, even though we do not agree whether this is doable, while we at the same time should respect the Kingdom's red lines, at least it is productive to start discussions at a high level.
01:46And then we have to see whether we will be successful or not, I would say, and that is probably in comparison to some of the public debate that the meeting took place in a very constructive atmosphere where we also had the, as I said, the opportunity to at least challenge the narrative presented by the American president.
02:12And then I think that is a necessity if we want to have a proper debate.
02:22It was basically about security.
02:24I mean, and as I said, even though there's not an instant threat from China and Russia, at least not a threat we can't accommodate.
02:35For instance, Chinese investments, we have avoided that due to close cooperation between Greenland and Denmark, when you saw like 10 years ago, the Belt and Road initiative and the idea of Chinese investments in infrastructure in Greenland, we avoided that.
02:52So there's no, you know, Chinese present in Greenland, but there's a concern.
02:57Would that be the case in like a 10 or 20 years from now?
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