The eldest son of US President-elect Donald Trump Jr is preparing to visit Greenland, the Danish Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday. “We have taken note of the planned visit of Donald Trump Jr to Greenland”, indicated Danish diplomacy, specifying however that it was not “an official American visit”.
This private visit comes two weeks after new statements by Donald Trump, in which he reaffirmed the strategic interest of the United States for the Arctic island. “For national security and freedom throughout the world, the United States of America believes that ownership and control of Greenland makes it an absolute necessity,” he declared shortly before Christmas. A position that the Greenlandic government had already rejected in 2019 and which it reiterated recently, affirming that Greenland “is not for sale”.
No details on Donald Trump Jr’s visit
No details have been revealed regarding the program of Donald Trump Jr.’s visit. According to Mininnguaq Kleist, a Greenlandic diplomat interviewed by Danish public television DR, it is a private stay and no meeting with Greenlandic officials is planned. is planned.
Separately, on Wednesday, Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Egede was originally scheduled to meet Danish King Frederik X in Copenhagen, but the meeting was postponed for scheduling reasons. During his end-of-year greetings, Mr. Egede insisted on the need for Greenland to strengthen its economic and diplomatic autonomy. “Our cooperation with other countries and our commercial relations cannot continue to be carried out only through Denmark,” he said, emphasizing the island’s desire to expand its network of international partners .
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