Greenland's government accuses party of breach of confidentiality: Approval of US agreement put on hold in Greenland

According to the government, the opposition party Naleraq has published confidential information from a closed committee meeting about the US agreement.

A short agreement ended up lasting much longer than planned. Now a heated debate about the US agreement has resumed in the Greenlandic parliament, Inatsisartut. (Photo: © Anda Hansen)

By Cecilie Kallestrup ( [email protected] ) 12 minutes ago

Today, the Greenlandic parliament is gathered to finally approve the defense agreement that was signed by Greenland, the USA, and Denmark in New York on September 22.

But the meeting had barely started before it was put on hold. For three quarters of an hour, there was a pause in the proceedings before it was announced that the presidency of the Greenlandic parliament has reported the opposition party Naleraq to the police for breach of confidentiality.

This happens after Minister for Foreign Affairs Múte B. Egede accused Naleraq of publishing information that was shared with them in the Foreign and Security Policy Committee behind closed doors.

"Naleraq, with the party's minority opinion, publishes confidential information that Naalakkersuisut has shared with Inatsisartut's Foreign and Security Policy Committee in a meeting behind closed doors," Múte B. Egede says.

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He believes it could damage Greenland's reputation internationally.

Naleraq's minority opinion was part of the party's criticism that Greenland does not get a greater economic benefit from the agreement with the Americans.

Pele Broberg tells the Greenlandic media Sermitsiaq that the minority opinion was approved by the committee and sent to the Inatsisartut presidency, which subsequently published it.

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