Greenland is not for sale or wants to be American, its president reiterates

“Greenland is ours. We do not want to be Americans, nor Danish, we are Greenlandes. Americans and their Leader must understand it. We are not for sale and they cannot acquire us without more, because we decided on our future in Greenland”, Egede wrote in his account on the social network Facebook.

His words are in the same line of other previous statements in recent months, since Trump He made his intention to get this island and threatened Denmark with coercive measures if he did not access his wishes.

For his part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Danish, Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Wednesday that the Greenlanders “They want to loosen their ties with Denmark” And that you are working in pursuit of a relationship “More egalitarian.”

“But I have no idea that they want to do that to integrate into USA”He said at a press conference in Helsinki.

Trump invited the town of Greenland to join USA during the speech he offered before the joint session of the Congress American, where he stressed that Washington Ansía to incorporate the island to its territory for reasons of national security and that will achieve that incorporation “One way or another.”

Rasmussen did not give importance to this last point and said that the most important part of Trump’s speech was when he recognized the right to self -determination of the Greenlandic people.

“We are aware that Greenland, Denmark and the USA. They have common interests in terms of security at the north and the Arctic and we are willing to work with our American friends to achieve it. But, of course, on the basis that we have a kingdom of Denmark”, Rasmussen stressed.

Greenland, which celebrates regional elections next Tuesday, has since 2010 a new Statute of autonomy which recognizes the right of self -determination.

All political forces with parliamentary representation They support independencebut they differ in the rhythms and in the way of sustaining it.

While the AI ​​of Egede and the siumut, The two main forces, advocate first building a solid economic base, others such as the Naleraq -Tercer party for parliamentary support- defend a faster process and the signing of an association treaty with the United States, although they do not give a date for independence.

This island of somewhat less than 57,000 inhabitants distributed at 2.2 million kilometers square (80 % covered with ice permanently) depends largely on Danish economic aid – 40 % of its income – and has in fishing (which represents 90 % of its exports) its main economic activity.