COPENHAGEN: Danish International Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen pushed again on United States President Donald Trump’s newest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying on Friday (Mar 14) the Danish autonomous island couldn’t be taken over by one other nation.
“In the event you take a look at the NATO treaty, the UN constitution or worldwide legislation, Greenland will not be open to annexation,” Lokke advised reporters.
Requested by reporters within the White Home on Thursday about taking up the island, Trump mentioned: “I believe it’ll occur.”
NATO Secretary Common Mark Rutte who was assembly him on the time refused to be drawn.
However Greenland’s outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede mentioned “sufficient is sufficient”. He mentioned he was calling a gathering of social gathering leaders to collectively reject Trump’s comment.
“This time we have to toughen our rejection of Trump. Individuals can’t proceed to disrespect us,” Egede wrote on Fb.
Egede continues to guide Greenland whereas awaiting the formation of a brand new authorities after his social gathering’s defeat in elections on Tuesday.
“The American president has as soon as once more evoked the thought of annexing us. I completely can’t settle for that,” he wrote.
“I respect the results of the election, however I take into account that I’ve an obligation as interim head of presidency: I’ve due to this fact requested the administration to summon the social gathering heads as quickly as potential.”
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, chief of the election successful centre-right Democrats and certain future Greenlandic prime minister, additionally criticised Trump’s assertion.
“Trump’s assertion from the US is inappropriate and simply reveals as soon as once more that we should stand collectively in such conditions,” Nielsen mentioned in a publish to Fb.
