By AFP - Agence France Presse
Danish Prime Minister visits his British counterpart amid tensions in Greenland.
Trump has repeatedly signaled that he wants the Arctic island
The meeting in London will focus on security in Europe
COPENHAGEN: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is due to meet her British counterpart Keir Starmer on Tuesday as she seeks European support to counter US President Donald Trump's comments about taking Greenland.
The meeting in London will focus on “security in Europe”, according to Frederiksen's office.
Although the statement did not specifically mention Greenland - which is an autonomous Danish territory - or the United States, Frederiksen was quoted as saying, “We need a stronger Europe that contributes more to NATO and remains more independent.”
“At the same time, we must do our part to maintain the transatlantic partnership that has been the basis for peace and prosperity since the Second World War,” Frederiksen added.
Trump has repeatedly signaled that he wants the Arctic island - which is strategically important and is believed to contain large untapped reserves of minerals and oil - to become part of the United States.
In an interview with Fox News at the weekend, US Vice President J.D. Vance said that Greenland was “really important” for US “national security”.
“Frankly, Denmark, which controls Greenland, is not doing its job and is not being a good ally,” said Vance.
On Monday, Frederiksen insisted that Denmark is “one of the United States' most important and best allies”.
Last week, she visited Paris and Berlin to seek the support of the traditional powers of the European Union against Trump's threats.
The day after Trump's inauguration as president, Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede insisted that Greenlanders “don't want to be Americans”.
Danish leaders insisted that Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.
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