By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-04-02 15:56:28 | Updated at 2025-04-04 01:51:16
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Denmark’s prime minister landed in Greenland on Wednesday for talks with the Danish semi-autonomous territory’s incoming government, following US President Donald Trump’s repeated expressions of interest in controlling the vast Arctic island.
Mette Frederiksen begins her three-day trip less than a week after a visit to the territory by US Vice-President J.D. Vance received a frosty reception from authorities in Denmark and Greenland.
The Danish leader said ahead of her visit that she aims to strengthen Copenhagen’s ties with the island and emphasised the importance of respectful cooperation amid what she described as “great pressure on Greenland”.
Frederiksen was expected to speak to the media later on Wednesday.
Greenland’s incoming Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who won last month’s parliamentary election and will form a coalition government, has welcomed Frederiksen’s trip, saying on Monday that Denmark remains “Greenland’s closest partner”.
Nielsen’s new coalition is expected to formally take office on April 7.
