Greenland Prime Minister accuses the US for interference in the island’s domestic policy / day before Vens’s visit

« It should be said clearly that our indivisibility and democracy must be observed without foreign intervention, » Egede emphasized, adding that « the visit » cannot be considered simply a private visit « .

He noted that Vens, along with his son and the US delegation, which will also include President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser to Mike Volcs, will stay in Greenland from Thursday to Saturday.

Trump has previously repeatedly expressed his desire to take over Greenland, owned by Denmark, under US control.

As the Prime Minister emphasized, Washington has been aware that there will be no talks until the new Greenland government has begun after the elections on March 11.

The former opposition parties – the center -right « Demokraatit » (« Democrats ») and the central « Naleraq » (« Orienteering Point ») received the most votes in the Greenland parliamentary elections. Democratic leader Jens Frederick Nilsen could become the next prime minister, who has previously rejected Trump’s efforts to take over Greenland as inappropriate.

« We have to be together and face it if we are treated unacceptable because we are the ones who decide their future, » Egede said.

Meanwhile, Danish police have sent additional staff and service dogs to Greenland.

According to Danish police spokesman René Gildensten on Monday, the presence of police in Greenland has been increased from Sunday, which is a common practice where mineral resource -rich island is visited by significant personalities.

Referring to the office policy, Gildensten did not specify the size of the police. The media said it was about dozens of police officers.

The Vens’s office has announced that the Second Lady of the United States will first arrive in the island’s capital Nuka and then visit the traditional dog carts in the second largest city of the island in Sisimiut, which will begin on Saturday. The purpose of her visit is to « visit historic places » and « learn about Greenlands’ cultural heritage ».

At the beginning of January, Trump’s son, Donald Junior, arrived on a private visit to Nuka.

Greenland is officially owned by the Kingdom of Denmark, but most political issues are dealt with independently. However, the island is still financially dependent on Copenhagen, and the Danish central government is familiar with foreign affairs and protection.

Public opinion polls show that Greenlanders support the independence of Greenland from Denmark but do not support it under the control of Washington.