“We don't want to be Americans”, the prime minister of Greenland with strong statement

Comments from Mutte B. Egede came after Trump said earlier this week that he would not rule out using force or economic pressure to make Greenland part of the US.

Egede acknowledged that Greenland is part of the North American continent and that “a country that Americans see as part of their world”, but said he hasn't spoken to Trump since he made his comments, he writes.euronewsHe's following in on Telegrafie.

It becomes known that Egede has called for independence for Greenland, naming Denmark a colonial power that has not always treated the indigenous population well.

X0> Grandland is for the Greenlandian people. We don't want to be Danish, we don't want to be Americans. We want to be Greenland”, he said at a press conference along with Danish Prime Minister Mattte Frederiksen in Copenhagen.

But Trump's desire for Greenland has caused anxiety in Denmark and throughout Europe.

However, Fredericksen said that he sees a positive aspect in question.

“Debat on Greenland's independence and recent reports from the US show us great interest in Greenland”, she said.

“Grandland belongs to the Greenlandans”, Fredericks continued.

Otherwise, Greenland has a population of 57,000. But it is a vast territory that possesses natural resources that include oil, gas and rare elements, which are expected to become more accessible to melting the ice due to climate change.

It also has a key strategic location in the Arctic, where Russia, China and others are seeking to expand.