Denmark and Greenland say there’s nonetheless a ‘elementary disagreement’ with US
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have determined to kind “a high-level working group to explore if we can find a common way forward” as a “fundamental disagreement” with the Trump administration persists over the future of the island which is a self-governing territory of Denmark, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen mentioned Wednesday.
Rasmussen mentioned he and his Greenlandic colleague had “a frank but also constructive discussion” with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance earlier on Wednesday, however their “perspectives continue to differ.”
“We agreed that it makes sense to try to sit down on a high level to explore whether there’s possibilities to accommodate the concerns of the president while we at the same time, respect the red lines of the Kingdom of Denmark. So this is the work we will start,” he added.
Rasmussen mentioned the discussions with the highest Trump administration officers “focused on how to ensure the long-term security in Greenland.”
“I must say, the president has made his view clear, and we have a different position,” he mentioned, noting that Denmark continues to consider that the long-term safety “can be ensured inside the current framework.”
“Ideas that would not respect territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are, of course, totally unacceptable,” he mentioned at a press convention in Washington, DC.
“We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement, but we also agree to disagree, and therefore we will, however, continue to talk,” he mentioned.
The working group is predicted to satisfy for the primary time “within a matter of weeks,” Rasmussen mentioned.