US, Denmark, and Greenland delegations meet at the White House

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt met at the White House with US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss Greenland. They discussed. Danish Foreign Minister Rasmussen, regarding the meetingFollowing the meeting, at the Danish Embassy in Washington, he made statements. Regarding US President Donald Trump's Greenland's annexation, the threatening stafollowing the intensification of his statements, themeeting, which he described as "frank but productive," Rasmussen noted that he shares US President Donald Trump's concerns to a certain degree, adding,"There is certainly a new security situation in the Arctic."

US President Trump's views on Greenland are clearrevealed thatbut that Denmark's position is different, Rasmussen stated, "Ideas that do not respect Denmark's territorial integrityandthe right of the people of Greenlandto self-determination are, of course, unacceptable. Therefore, a fundamental disagreementWe have disagreements, but at the same time, we agree on the different ways of thinking that we have. Therefore, we will continue the discussions.will continue tomaintain," he said.

Rasmussen, in themeeting, showed respect for Denmark's red lines anddemonstratedTrump'sof securityconcerns, they agreed to discuss whether there are capabilities to address them,he said. Rasmussen added, "Therefore, this will be the workwe will begin," he said.

The US, GrGreenland and Denmark willform a working group.

Rasmussen stated that the US, Greenland and Denmarkwill form a working groupto make progress,and that this group will meet in the coming weeks.announced. He stated that he hopes consultations with the US will help reduce the tensionandhelpresolvethe situation. Rasmussen said,"The debate that has been going onfor about 13 monthsthrough the mediawe experienced challenges and this was the first moment we were able to take this issue to thehighest political level. The meeting was extremely constructive. Anopen and sincere discussion wasconducted between equal partners," he stated.

GrGreenland, as a territory belonging to Denmark, a NATO member country, is under NATO protection as well, Rasmussen stated, adding, "Greenland has been a member of NATO since 1949 and is covered under Article 5," he said.

"Claims that Chinese warships are everywhere are nottrue"Rasmussen said,

"Claims that Chinese warships are everywhere are nottrue"the allegations beforehim are not true. According to ourintelligence, in Greenland for about10 years no Chinese warship has beenseen," he said.

A Chinese presence in Greenlandstating that there is no immediate concern, but rather a concern about what the situation will be in 10 or 20 years, Rasmussen noted that Denmark hastakensignificantsteps to strengthenthe security of the region andsaid thatwithin the last fewyears, they have allocated 15 billion dollars for military capabilities in the High North.

"It is clear that the US President has a desire to acquire Greenland."

Stating that they are pushing for a stronger NATO engagement in the region, but that the US has historically been somewhat reluctant on this issue, Rasmussen said, "It is clear the US President has a desire to acquire Greenland." is clear. We have stated very clearly that this is not in Denmark's interest. There is agovernment in Greenland that has the support of three-quarters of the population. ThThe Prime Ministerstated very clearly thatGreenland, both now and in the foreseeable future, will remain part of Denmark," she said.

The US's GrStating that there is "absolutely no need"to acquire Greenland,Rasmussen expressed that Denmarkhas a longer-standing diplomatic relationship with the USthan any other ally, and that thisis a foundation that can be usedto reach amutual agreement.stated that it createdan excellentframework."

"I remainhopeful that mutual understanding will increase and the right balance will be found."

At the press conference, Greenland'sMinister ofForeign Affairs Vivian Motzfeldt supported Danish Foreign Minister Rasmussen'she said he agreed with the statements. Motzfeldt stated that strengthening cooperation with the US is of great importance, but noted that this does not mean "they want to be owned by the US." The meeting was based on mutual respect took place within the framework ofand that Greenland's boundaries were clearly defined, Motzfeldt stated, "I remain hopeful that mutual understanding will increase and the right balance will be found."