Reuters: Talks on potential US control of Greenland continue

Negotiations between Greenland, Denmark, and the United States over possible US control of Greenland are ongoing, with new rounds of discussions planned, Reuters reports, citing a statement by Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

“They [the talks] were still going on, with more meetings scheduled,” the statement said.

Nielsen declined to disclose the specific topics under discussion. However, he stressed that it would be illogical for the parties to ignore the existing 1951 defence agreement between the United States and Denmark, which grants Washington the right to maintain a military presence in Greenland.

In February, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed optimism about the progress of the negotiations, stating that they were moving in the right direction.

Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in bringing the island under US control. The governments of Denmark and Greenland, in turn, have called on Washington to respect the island’s territorial integrity and have rejected the idea of its acquisition. Trump’s initiative has also failed to gain support in Europe. In January, Trump stated that during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the groundwork had been laid for a future agreement on Greenland.