Greenland on Monday said it was "not for sale" after US President-elect Donald Trump suggested that Washington purchase the island.
"Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale," Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said in a statement.
What did Trump say about Greenland?
In an statement on Sunday announcing Washington's new ambassador to Denmark, Trump said, "for purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity."
In response, the office of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said it looked forward to working with Trump's administration while stressing that Greenland is not for sale.
Denmark's government is "looking forward to welcoming the new American Ambassador [and] looking forward to working with the new administration."
"In a complex security political situation as the one we currently experience, transatlantic cooperation is crucial," the statement said, adding that Greenland is "not for sale" but "open for cooperation."
Greenland is the world's largest island and an autonomous territory of Denmark. It has a population of around 55,000.
In 2019, during his first term as president, Trump cancelled a trip to Denmark after the country said Greenland was not for sale.
Source: DW
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