Denmark, Greenland suggest Arctic NATO mission, Danish defence minister says
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The European Commission 's Vice-President Kaja Kallas (centre) meets Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt (right) and Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen in Brussels, Belgium on Jan 18.
PHOTO: EPA
BRUSSELS - Denmark and Greenland have discussed the possibility of having a NATO mission in Greenland and the Arctic, Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Jan 19.
He spoke as US President Donald Trump intensified his push to wrest sovereignty over Greenland from fellow NATO member Denmark
Mr Poulsen made his remarks after a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Brussels.
"We have proposed this. The NATO Secretary-General has also taken note of this, and I believe we can now hopefully establish a framework for how this can be achieved," Mr Poulsen said.
"This is also in line with what we have discussed with the Greenlandic government." REUTERS
