Greenland is not for sale and the idea of selling it to the United States is ridiculous, Danish Prime Minister Mete Frederiksen said in response to a report in the Wall Street Journal that President Donald Trump is interested in buying Denmark's largest islands.
"Greenland is not for sale. Greenland is not Danish. Greenland belongs to its citizens, I have a strong hope that it will not be seriously," the Danish prime minister said during her visit to the island, referring to Washington's interest in buying the snow-covered island.
Trump recently told reporters that he had recently discussed the possibility of buying the island, although such a move was not an immediate priority for him.
Trump is scheduled to visit Denmark early next month, and Arctic will be on the agenda of meetings with Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Kim Kelsen.
| Greenland is rich in mineral wealth, including iron, copper, uranium and precious stones such as rubies. |
Previous desire
Greenland, which covers an area of 2,166,000 square kilometers, is self-governing, and the Associated Press reported that America had already proposed in 1946 to Denmark to buy the island for $ 100 million.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow confirmed media reports that Trump had discussed with his advisers privately the idea of buying Greenland.
"I don't want to predict the outcome," 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." Approximately 65 thousand.
The secret of interest
"Greenland is a strategic place, with lots of precious metals," Kudlow said of the reasons for America's interest in buying the island.
Greenland is rich in mineral wealth, including iron, copper, uranium, aluminum, nickel, platinum and precious stones such as rubies.
It is noteworthy that a military agreement signed between Denmark and the United States in 1951, gives the US military rights at the Thule air base north of Greenland.