Foreign Minister of DenmarkLars Lokke Rasmussen, he warned on Friday The annexation of Greenland that the president of USA, would imply a violation of international law. Furthermore, he said he trusted the role that the Takeof which both countries are members.
Trump taken for granted in front of the Secretary General of the Alliance Atlantic, Mark Rutte, who United States Will be done sooner or later with the control of the island. “You know, Mark, we need it for international security,” he said in front of a route that tried to leave the debate on the island “out of the discussion”.
Rasmussen has still affirmed it has no “doubts” about the role of NATO And consider that no country can be done with the control of the territories that belong to another ally because it violates more international commitments, reports the Danish chain TV2.
Likewise, the head of Danish diplomacy has indicated that there is “any indication” that Greenland wants to belong to the United States in some way, both after the elections of this week, in which a training for independence.
For his part, the Prime Minister of Greenland Mute B. Engede announced on Facebook that will evoke the leaders of other parties try to increase a “refusal” municipality in the face of what she considers “respect for respect” of the President of the United States. “Enough,” said the local leader, whose party was third in Tuesday’s elections, in which the Democratic Party won.
The parties condemn Trump’s intentions
Later, all the political parties in Greenland unanimously sentenced ” repeated statements On the annexation “of the territory by the republican magnate, collected by the transmission company Knr.
“We consider this behavior towards friends and allies unacceptable in a defense alliance”, all the parties indicated in a declaration published by the parliamentary body, adding that they move away from “attempts to Create Discord“.
Trump has already shown in his first term His interest in an island And, after his return to January at White houseGreenland has included in a series of strategic geographical objectives for the good of national security. “We have many of our favorite players to walk on the coast and we have to be careful,” he said in his latest statements, in a veiled allusion to Russia y China.
