Denmark's prime minister said on Sunday Greenland was not for sale and the idea of ​​selling it to the United States was ridiculous.

This came after the economic adviser to US President Donald Trump confirmed that the United States is interested in buying the largest island in the world.

"Greenland is not for sale," Prime Minister Mete Frederiksen told the Sermtiak newspaper during a visit to Greenland. Greenland is not Danish. Greenland belongs to its citizens. I have a strong hope that this will not be taken seriously. ”

Trump told reporters on Sunday he had recently discussed the possibility of buying the island, although such a move was not an immediate priority.

"The idea was put forward ... which is strategically important," Trump told reporters in New Jersey before boarding the presidential plane.
Trump is scheduled to visit Copenhagen early next month, where the North Pole will be on the agenda of meetings with Frederiksen and Kim Kelsen, president of the autonomous Greenland government.

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow confirmed media reports earlier this week that Trump had discussed with his advisers privately the idea of ​​buying Greenland.

"I don't want to predict a result," Kudlow told Fox News. I just say that the president who knows some things about buying real estate wants to study the process of buying Greenland. ”

He said the situation was "evolving," noting that US President Harry Truman also wanted to buy Greenland.

"Denmark has Greenland, an ally. Greenland is a strategic place there. It has a lot of precious metals. ”

A 1951 defense deal between Denmark and the United States gives the US military rights at the Thuwal air base in northern Greenland.

Greenland lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean and depends on the Danish economy. The island's authorities are concerned with their domestic affairs, while Copenhagen is responsible for defense and foreign policy.

"This is a ridiculous debate," Frederiksen told the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Kim Kelson made it clear that Greenland is not for sale. Which ends the talk on this matter. ”