A top Danish official said on Saturday that an agreement announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that the United States would handle security for Greenland would lead to a better outcome in the region.
Both Denmark and Greenland, an autonomous island that is Danish territory, expressed hope that the deal would end any uncertainty around the island’s security.
On Saturday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said that the deal between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States could be signed this week, which comes as foreign delegations head to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly.
“Next week could be a good week—for Greenland, Denmark, and the USA alike,” he said in a statement posted to social media. “A time of uncertainty will hopefully give way to a binding agreement that strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic—and thereby our shared security within NATO and Europe—while respecting the Kingdom’s red lines.”…