US President Donald Trump said that negotiations on Greenland have started and expressed hope for a “good deal” for both Washington and Europe.
– “We have started a negotiation,” he said, responding to questions about whether he had been in contact with European leaders regarding Greenland.
– “I think it’s going to be a good deal for everybody, very important deal, actually, from a national security point of view – very, very important deal. I think we’re going to make a deal there,” he stated.
– According to Trump, consensus has been reached on numerous issues, and Europe also wants the US to conclude an agreement.
– On January 21, after talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, US President Donald Trump announced that the outlines of a Greenland deal had emerged.
– The draft agreement Rutte proposed to Trump stipulates preserving Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland and updating the terms of the 1951 agreement on the island’s defense.
– This would allow the US to establish military bases and “defense zones” there if NATO deems it necessary.
– Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen later stated that Rutte had no authority to conduct such negotiations on behalf of Denmark.
– She also noted that the negotiation process had returned to the “traditional path” of diplomatic efforts.
https://tass.com/world/2079759