Mette Frederiksen spoke with Trump

Mette Frederiksen Speaks with Trump

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Mette Frederiksen talks with Trump

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The government did not expect to be able to contact Trump before after his inauguration. But today it was successful.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen spoke on the phone with Donald Trump for 45 minutes. (Photo: © Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix)

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Emil Eller ([email protected]) 33 minutes ago updated 3 minutes ago

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen spoke today with the United States' incoming president, Donald Trump, about the highly tense situation between Denmark, the United States, and Greenland.

According to the Prime Minister's Office in a press release.

In the conversation, Mette Frederiksen once again emphasized that Greenland is not for sale, it is stated.

- The Prime Minister referred to the chairman of Naalakkersuisut Múte B. Egede's statements about Greenland not being for sale, and the Prime Minister made it clear that it is up to Greenland itself to make decisions about self-determination, it is stated in the press release.

And in an interview with DR this evening, Mette Frederiksen says that they had a "frank and lengthy conversation." The conversation lasted according to the Prime Minister's Office 45 minutes.

- I made it clear how important and good an ally we are from the Danish side, and that we only wish one thing, and that is a continued strengthening of the West, including cooperation with the Americans.

- I also emphasized that the Greenlanders have a right to define their own future, says Mette Frederiksen.

The relationship between the Danish government and the United States' incoming president has been somewhat tense in recent weeks, after Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants control over Greenland.

And although the situation is somewhat heated, Mette Frederiksen said last week that it had not yet been successful to come to speak with Donald Trump himself.

It has now succeeded.

In addition to Greenland, they spoke about strengthening security in the Arctic, and about Denmark taking on a larger responsibility in the area.

They also spoke about Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, and the relationship with China.

Donald Trump's desire to have control over - or even buy - Greenland is not new.

It expressed this desire already in 2019, when he was president. The desire was, however, given a blank rejection.

Now, where he is about to take up residence in the White House again, the desire has come up again.

This time, the message from the Danish government has again and again been that Greenland's future is up to the Greenlanders, as Mette Frederiksen said to Donald Trump today.

The article is updated.

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