Greenlandic parliament member praises prime minister: The only one who has ever listened

Greenlandic Member of Parliament praises prime minister: Only one who has ever listened

Aki-Mathilda Høegh-Dam (SIU) is, on the other hand, concerned about the stance of 'the slightly more extreme blue parties'.

Siumut's Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam believes that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is the only prime minister ever to have listened to Greenland. (Photo: © Liselotte Sabroe, Ritzau Scanpix) 1 minute ago

It has been a hectic week for the realm. On Tuesday, Donald Trump Jr. went on a charm offensive in Greenland armed with MAGA hats and flattering words, and later the same day, his father, Donald Trump, did not rule out using military force to gain ownership over Greenland.

Therefore, the government convened all party leaders in the Folketing for a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on the highly tense situation between the USA, Greenland, and Denmark.

And the day after, there is praise for the government's handling of the USA's overtures and withdrawal of Greenland from Aki-Mathilda Høegh-Dam, Greenlandic member of the Folketing for the party Siumut.

- The only prime minister we have ever seen who has listened to us is the current prime minister Mette Frederiksen (S). And it's not a guarantee that we will ever be listened to again in that way, she tells P1 Morgen.

She describes the meeting as an orientation, where important issues related to international cooperation were discussed, and she emphasized the need for Greenland to be a part of the decisions that concern them.

Aki-Mathilda Høegh-Dam has previously in Berlingske ( https://www.berlingske.dk/samfund/nu-blander-aki-matilda-hoeegh-dam-sig-i-diskussionen-om-groenlandsk?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AVINqTz_ElZwH_uTgkLBAZZiz_TzVucM26bVXYmHerngh9MMUmT_HTUidTG-&gaa_ts=6780d9da&gaa_sig=3DgYCuJf37mTBYwoJzhsxsy8XC7om65k8aE9uMZqqSaF2dujXy733WFfTA2AgYuXxn36UjZxOY-izin_I66mlw%3D%3D ) criticized Denmark for acting as a neocolonial power, and that there is no real union. The point she holds firm to.

Trump Jr. also visited the local hotel Daddy's in Nuuk, where photos were taken for social media. (Screen capture from X)

- I think we see a lot of parties in these days actually reaffirm, what I just said.

- I can hear at such a meeting as yesterday, that there is actually a desire for us not to have anything to say at all. That our self-determination rights should be reduced. I hear that from some of the slightly more extreme blue parties.

She points out that, as the law currently stands, Denmark could just as easily take away part of Greenland's self-determination rights. So even if Denmark has good intentions, the system is still neocolonialist.

- And that's what we say with, that it is a neocolonialist form of system. We do not have a real union, says Aki-Mathilda Høegh-Dam.

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Three possibilities

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Aki-Mathilda Høegh-Dam points out that there are three possibilities for the future Danish-Greenlandic cooperation: Complete secession from Denmark, a kind of Danish Commonwealth, where one united kingdom rules over self-governing nations, or a free association agreement where Greenland can enter into agreements with other countries on issues such as security matters.

Even though the Siumut member emphasizes that it is up to the Greenlandic people to decide, she leans towards Greenland not seceding from Denmark.

- I see that the three possibilities are something we will vote on in Greenland and among the Greenlandic population. So it is the one that gets a majority that we will go forward with.

- As it is now, I am not so much in favor of secession. I am more in favor of Commonwealth or free association, she says.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is currently at a meeting with the Faroese Prime Minister, Aksel V. Johannesen, and Múte B. Egede, leader of the Greenlandic government. The meeting has been planned for a long time, as meetings of the realm are held twice a year.

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