Denmark Reacts to Trump’s Canceled Visit With ‘Regret and Surprise’
President Donald Trump’s choice to drop an excursion to Denmark after it upset his arrangements to purchase Greenland has left Danish authorities somewhat flabbergasted.
Addressing columnists Wednesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she had been anticipating the visit and arrangements were well underway.
“It is with lament and shock that I got the news that President Trump has dropped his state visit to Denmark on the second and third of September,” she said. “It was a chance, I think, to observe Denmark’s cozy relationship to the U.S., who stays perhaps the nearest partner.”
Frederiksen noticed that further participation and discourse was required between Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. to address atmosphere issues in the Arctic. I might want to underline our welcome for more grounded participation on Arctic issues still stands,” she said. “A discourse has notwithstanding, been raised about a potential closeout of Greenland. This has plainly been rejected by (Greenland Premier) Kim Kielsen, a place that I portion obviously.”
“This does not change the character of our great relations, and we will obviously from Denmark proceed with our continuous discourse with the U.S. on how we can build up our participation and manage the numerous normal difficulties we are confronting,” Frederiksen included.
In the interim, Lene Balleby, head of interchanges for the regal family, told the Associated Press Wednesday that the updates on the cancelation were a “shock” to the castle, which had stretched out the welcome to Trump.
The U.S. president took to Twitter Tuesday to report he would never again go to Denmark one month from now, however, said he anticipated rescheduling the excursion.
“Denmark is an exceptional nation with fantastic individuals, however dependent on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s remarks, that she would have no enthusiasm for talking about the buy of Greenland, I will delay our gathering planned for about fourteen days for some other time,” he said. Greenland is a massive island and autonomous Danish territory between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. The landmass is considered to be rich with coal, zinc, copper and iron ore
Greenland ‘Not for Sale’
Frederiksen said Sunday that Greenland was not available to be purchased, pummeling the possibility that it could be offered to the U.S. as “ludicrous.”
“Greenland isn’t available to be purchased. Greenland isn’t Danish. Greenland has a place with Greenland. I emphatically trust this isn’t implied truly,” she told Greenland’s Sermitsiaq paper.
NBC News affirmed provides details regarding Sunday that Trump was keen on purchasing Greenland, after White House, monetary counselor Larry Kudlow told “Fox News Sunday” that the U.S. was “taking a gander at” acquiring the asset-rich region.
On Monday, Trump tweeted a taunted up photo of a mammoth Trump tower on Greenland soil.
