‘Greenland is not for sale,’ lawmaker says amid Trump’s escalating threats
Al Jazeera
Lawmaker Aaja Chemnitz says it’s ‘very important to find solutions’ as top US officials push for control of Greenland.
A Greenlandic lawmaker has stressed that Greenland is “not for sale” as United States President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration renew threats to take control of the autonomous Danish territory.
Aaja Chemnitz, a member of the Danish parliament representing Greenland, welcomed talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Danish and Greenlandic officials expected to take place next week.
“I think it’s going to be very important to find solutions,” she told Al Jazeera on Thursday.
But Chemnitz stressed that Greenland’s position on its autonomy remains unchanged. “Greenland is not for sale, and Greenland never will be for sale,” she said.
Since taking office in January of last year, Trump has repeatedly said he wants to take over Greenland, stressing the island’s “strategic” importance in the Arctic region.
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