Greenland PM: We Want More U.S. Partnership on Minerals, Support Boosting Arctic Defense

BREITBART | Published January 17, 2025

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede stated that while they don’t want to be a part of America, there are a lot of areas for cooperation, including on boosting defense in the Arctic region and greater American partnership with regards to Greenland’s minerals.

Egede said that a strong partnership between the U.S. and Greenland is crucial, but “We don’t want to be Danes. We don’t even want to be Americans. We want to be Greenlanders. But we know that we have a lot…to cooperate together with, especially with the defense and security for the last years, we also have a strong partnership between our countries. So, I believe we have a lot to cooperate with.”

He added, “We will always be a strong partner for [the] U.S. We are close neighbors. We have been cooperating in the last 80 years. And I think, in the future, they have a lot to offer to cooperate with. But we want to also be clear, we don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be a part of [the] U.S., but we want strong cooperation together with [the] U.S.”

Later, host Bret Baier asked, “The U.S. military has a presence on your island. There is a base there. How important is that? Would you be open to expanding that role?”

Egede responded, “It’s a really important military base, especially for all of us in the North American continent and especially for your national security, and your national security is our security. And we know…we need to be more clear with the defense in the Arctic area. So, we are open to discuss about how to defend our country, your country, all the Arctic, all the Northern American countries, and all the Western alliances.”

Egede further stated that “we are trying to boost to our close friends, especially [the] U.S. and the E.U. to have more — strong partnership with the mining industry, because we need [these] investments to [diversify] our economy so we can have the growth in Greenland. And we have a lot to offer. We have a lot to cooperate with. So, we are ready so the U.S. can come here and have some investment in our minerals.”

Egede added, “[W]e want and have the goal to have more cooperation with our strong partners, as [the] U.S. is.”

 

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RELATED: Denmark’s PM Just Provided an Update About the US Purchasing Greenland

TOWNHALL | Published January 17, 2025

On Wednesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that she spoke to President-elect Donald Trump and explained “it is up to Greenland itself to make a decision on independence.”

This conversation came after Trump began saying that the United States should purchase Greenland. Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Frederiksen explained that Danish companies have contributed to jobs and growth in the United States and that they both have a common interest in strengthened trade.

In the 45-minute conversation, Frederiksen and Trump also discussed the war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and the relationship with China.

“The Prime Minister and the incoming President have agreed to continue the dialogue,” the press release said.

Late last month, Trump wrote on his platform Truth Social that the United States owning Greenland “is an absolute necessity.”

Trump made the remark in a lengthy post announcing Ken Howery as his nominee to serve as ambassador to Denmark. Howery previously served as ambassador to Sweden.

“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity. Ken will do a wonderful job in representing the interests of the United States. Thank you Ken, and congratulations!” Trump added.

In 2019, Trump said that purchasing Greenland would be “strategically interesting” for the United States.

“Denmark essentially owns it. We’re very good allies with Denmark. We protect Denmark like we protect large portions of the world,” he said at the time.

Trump added, “Strategically, it’s interesting, and we’d be interested, but we’ll talk to them a little bit. It’s not number one on the burner.”

 

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SOURCE: www.townhall.com

 

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