COPENHAGEN: Greenland ought to maintain direct talks with the USA authorities with out Denmark, a Greenlandic opposition chief instructed Reuters, because the Arctic island weighs how to answer President Donald Trump’s renewed push to bring it under US control.
Trump has lately stepped up threats to take over Greenland, reviving an thought he first floated in 2019 throughout his first time period in workplace.
Greenland is strategically situated between Europe and North America, making it a crucial website for the US ballistic missile defence system. Its wealthy mineral assets additionally match Washington’s purpose of lowering dependence on China.
The island is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. It has its personal parliament and authorities, however Copenhagen retains authority over international affairs and defence.
“We encourage our present (Greenlandic) authorities really to have a dialogue with the US authorities with out Denmark,” stated Pele Broberg, the chief of Naleraq, the most important opposition celebration and probably the most distinguished political voice for Greenland’s independence.
“As a result of Denmark is antagonising each Greenland and the US with their mediation.”
Naleraq, which strongly advocates a fast transfer to full independence, doubled its seats to eight in final 12 months’s election, profitable 25 per cent of the vote within the nation of simply 57,000.
Though excluded from the governing coalition, the celebration has stated it desires a defence settlement with Washington and will pursue a “free affiliation” association – beneath which Greenland would obtain US help and safety in change for navy rights, with out changing into a US territory.
All Greenlandic events need independence however differ on how, and when, to realize it.
