Greenland: Donald Trump announces security agreement for the island, Copenhagen calls it "good for NATO"
The U.S. president claims to have secured "permanent control" for Washington over Greenland's security, while Denmark presents the agreement as beneficial for the Atlantic Alliance and Europe.
Donald Trump announced on Friday the conclusion of an agreement between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland concerning the security of the Arctic island, according to reports in the press. The American president claims to have secured what he describes as "permanent control" for Washington over this matter.
According to available information, the agreement aims notably to prevent any "adversary" of the United States from establishing a military presence on Greenlandic territory.
The Danish government, for its part, presented this agreement as a text that is "good for NATO and Europe," although the full details of its contents have not yet been made public at this stage.
Copenhagen specified that the official signing of the agreement should take place next week, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory of strategic importance in the Arctic, has been the subject of sustained interest from Donald Trump for several months, having previously raised the possibility of the island becoming part of the United States, which sparked diplomatic tensions with Denmark.
The precise terms of this tripartite agreement, as well as its concrete implications for Greenlandic sovereignty, have not yet been detailed publicly by the parties involved.
Sources
- Donald Trump affirme avoir obtenu un « contrôle permanent » sur la sécurité du Groenland, le Danemark salue un accord « bon pour l’OTAN et l’Europe » — Le Monde — Une
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