OSLO: Denmark’s prime minister voiced outrage on Friday (Might 9) after media experiences that Washington would step up spying within the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland, which is coveted by United States President Donald Trump.
The Wall Avenue Journal reported this week that US intelligence businesses had been ordered to search out out extra about its independence motion and opinions on American exploitation of sources.
In accordance with the newspaper, intelligence businesses had been requested to establish individuals in Greenland and Denmark who assist US goals.
“In fact, you can not spy towards an ally,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen advised reporters on the sidelines of a gathering of the Joint Expeditionary Power (JEF) coalition in Oslo.
Frederiksen famous that Denmark’s Overseas Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen had already been involved with the US and that the experiences had been “rumours”.
On Thursday, the cost d’affaires on the US embassy in Denmark Jennifer Corridor Godfrey was summoned to a gathering on the Danish international ministry.
“We can not tolerate individuals spying on one another. This message was despatched very clearly right now,” Lokke advised Danish broadcaster DR on Thursday.
“Spying in Nuuk by america is totally unacceptable. It’s disrespectful,” Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen mentioned.
Tensions between the US and Denmark have soared after Trump repeatedly mentioned he needed to take management of the resource-rich Arctic island.
The US president has insisted Washington wants management of Greenland for safety causes, refusing to rule out the usage of drive to safe it.
