00:00French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that the recent standoff
00:05with the U.S. over Greenland served as a, quote, wake-up call for all of Europe.
00:10The French leader made the remarks as he hosted the Danish and Greenlandic Prime Minister
00:15in Paris for a working lunch to discuss the situation and what's to come.
00:20That U.S. President Donald Trump has seemingly backed off.
00:24Macron acknowledged
00:25the threat that persists in the Arctic
00:26and pledged his country's commitment to strengthening the region's
00:30finances.
00:31Face Ă la posture russe dans le Grand Nord,
00:35la présence économique de la Chine aux conséquences stratégiques de ce rapprochement,
00:39nous partageons
00:40la nécessité de renforcer notre posture de défense dans l'Arctique.
00:45Merci.
00:50Danish Premier Mette Frederiksen
00:55A code to emphasize that NATO must also increase its capacity in the Arctic.
00:59The three of us agreed
01:00that this is a priority
01:01and that NATO must
01:03play a
01:05much stronger role in the Arctic region
01:07in the High North, including
01:09in and
01:10around Greenland, something we
01:12have been actually requesting
01:14for a lot.
01:15Greenland's Prime Minister Jens
01:18Frederick Nielsen encouraged the
01:20cooperation.
01:21Our close cooperation
01:23in this situation
01:25is not only about Greenland.
01:28It goes beyond Greenland.
01:30For us, this is about
01:33the values.
01:35In the world.
01:36Our democracy.
01:38Respect for international law.
01:40And order.
01:41And integrity.
01:42The meeting comes
01:44just days after
01:45Trump halted his annexation
01:46threats of Greenland,
01:48announcing that NATO had agreed
01:49to a future
01:50Arctic deal.
01:51Trump offered few details
01:53of the deal,
01:54which was broken
01:55by the United States.
01:55occurred with NATO boss
01:56Mark Rutte
01:57on the sidelines
01:58of the World Economic Forum
01:59last week.
02:00saying they were still
02:01being worked out.
02:05for the United States.
02:06And this is going to be
02:07a great deal.
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