Greenland politicians condemned plans for high visits to the US after threat of President Donald Trump to take over the island.
The second Lady of Usha Vance will visit a cultural visit this week, and a separate trip is expected from Trump’s national security advisor to Mike Waltz.
Going to Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede described the plan as aggressive and said that the duo was not invited to meetings. In the meantime, the probable next island leader accused the US of showing a lack of respect.
Greenland – The world’s largest island, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean – was controlled by Denmark, almost 3000 KM (1,860 miles), about 300 years.
In accordance with their own domestic jobs, but decisions on foreign and defensive policy are made in Copenhagen. Now they have long held security interests – and have had a military base on the island since World War II.
Trump is also thought to be interested in rare land minerals on the island. His son Donald Jr visited Greenland before Trump’s inauguration in January.
An announcement of Mrs. Vance’s visit, the White House said that the second lady would visit historical places and attend the avantaata Qimussers, Greenland’s national dog race.
Her delegation – including her son – would be there to “celebrate glass culture and unity,” the statement said.
Waltz’s trip was confirmed by a source that spoke with the US partner of the BBC, CBS News. He is expected to visit him in front of Mrs. Vance and travel with energy secretary Chris Wright, according to the New York Times.
Outgoing PM Egede described Waltz’s visit especially as a provocation. “What does a security advisor do in Greenland? The only purpose is to show us a demonstration of power,” he told Sermitsiaq newspaper.
In an interview with the same work, probably Prime Minister Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen accused US officials of showing the local population a lack of respect.
Trump seems to have escalated his campaign to take over the island while talking to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte earlier this month.
Greenland was already in defense for Trump’s conversation on the takeover, but sent further striking waves, implying that he could ask to take the island with the support of NATO, a military alliance, which is Denmark.
“You know, Mark, we need that for international security … We have a lot of our favorite players who criticize around the coast and we have to be careful,” Trump said. “We’ll talk to you.”
When asked about the appearance of annexation, Trump said, “I think that will happen.”
The move encouraged the leading political party Greenland to issue a joint statement in order to condemn the “unacceptable behavior of the US president.”
The question took the Central stage in the recent elections, during which Egede’s ruling Inuit Ataqatiit party was defeated in the surprised result of the Nielsen Democratic Party, which favors the gradual approach of independence from Denmark.
Earlier this month, during his speech by the US Congress, Trump said that he had strongly supported the people of Greenland’s right to determine their own future. “If you decide, we welcome you in the United States,” he said.
According to recent surveys, almost 80% of the Greenlanders returned independence from Denmark. But in January, the opinion survey suggested an even greater number rejected the idea of becoming part of the US.
