NATO celebrated this Saturday the announcement that the United States, Denmark, and Greenland will soon sign an agreement. The Alliance has valued the future pact and has highlighted the importance of the Arctic and the North Atlantic for collective security.
NATO spokesperson Allison Hart conveyed this position in statements to Reuters, in which she noted that the organization welcomes the announcement of the upcoming agreement.
NATO highlights the importance of the Arctic
Hart stated that the Arctic and the North Atlantic are "essential for our collective security." The spokesperson thus placed these two regions within the realm of the Alliance's collective security.
In its statement, NATO links the upcoming agreement between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland with security, stability, and cooperation in the Arctic.
The agreement seeks to advance security, stability, and cooperation
The Alliance's spokesperson has asserted that the agreement will help advance "security, stability, and cooperation" in this region.
Hart's statement comes after the United States, Denmark, and Greenland announced that they will soon sign the agreement. NATO has expressed its support for the announcement without providing additional details about the content of the pact in these statements.
NATO will continue working for security in the Arctic
In addition to valuing the upcoming agreement, Hart has assured that NATO will continue to do its part to strengthen security in the Arctic.
The spokesperson has thus reiterated the Alliance's commitment to security in the region and has related this work to the importance that, as she has pointed out, the Arctic and the North Atlantic have for collective security.
The European Commission does not comment
The European Commission has stated that it has no comments on the announcement of the agreement between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland.
For the moment, the reaction conveyed by NATO is limited to welcoming the announcement and highlighting that the future pact will help advance security, stability, and cooperation in the Arctic.