The Greenlandic Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has headed to New York to participate in the signing of the agreement reached between the United States and Denmark that will allow an indefinite military presence of U.S. troops on the island, a commitment that was announced last Friday by the U.S. President, Donald Trump, although without offering concrete details about the content of the pact.
"I am on my way to New York. It has been a difficult time for many at home, and I know there has been concern and fear about what would happen to our country," Nielsen indicated in a message posted on social media.
The leader emphasized that during the trip he is very mindful of the families, the children, the young people, and the elderly who "have worried about what the future holds for us." "I hope that now we can find greater peace regarding our country (...). Greenland is our home. And we take care of it together," he stressed.
The leader of the government of the autonomous region of Denmark travels accompanied by his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Múte B. Egede, who has also disseminated a message emphasizing that he is traveling "with Greenland in my heart and with the future of our people in my mind."
The Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, and her Foreign Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, are also expected to travel to New York, taking advantage of their presence at the annual session of the UN General Assembly to proceed with the formal signing of the agreement with Washington.
The U.S. President, Donald Trump, has announced an understanding whereby his country will assume "permanent control" of the island's security and will have the possibility of deploying military forces in this strategic Arctic territory.
For her part, the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, has ratified the agreement reached with the United States to guarantee "shared security" over Greenland. Frederiksen has emphasized that the document "recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity" of Denmark, as well as "the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination."