The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement for the US to develop a military presence on Greenland, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bases on the island, Donald Trump said on Friday.
Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said the deal "strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area," adding that it was expected to be signed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next week.
The US already has nearly total overflight and basing rights in Greenland due to a 1951 treaty.
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Trump's Saturday morning announcement suggests he was nonetheless pleased with the outcome of the negotiations, and that he may not revive his territorial claims, at least later.
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The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement for the US to develop a military presence on Greenland, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bases on the island, Donald Trump said on Friday.
In a Truth Social post, the US president wrote that no US enemies would be able to make sensitive investments on the island without the approval of the United States and that the agreement had no expiry date.
Earlier on Friday, Reuters exclusively reported that the US and Greenland were closing in on a deal that would result in an increased US military presence, but would stop well short of Trump's long-held dream of acquiring the island for the United States.
Trump's Saturday morning announcement suggests he was nonetheless pleased with the outcome of the negotiations, and that he may not revive his territorial claims, at least in the near future.
Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said the deal "strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area," adding that it was expected to be signed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next week.
Trump's Truth Social posts about negotiations or agreements often lack context or specifics.
The US already has nearly total overflight and basing rights in Greenland due to a 1951 treaty.
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