Greenland parliament approves security deal with US and Denmark

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 20:20 · Archive

Greenland's parliament has ratified a trilateral security agreement with the United States and Denmark signed in September.

Greenland's parliament has approved a trilateral security agreement with the United States and Denmark, signed in September by Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen at the UN General Assembly in New York. The vote was 16-0 with seven abstentions.

The deal allows the US to expand its military footprint on the strategically located Arctic island. It permits two new US military bases and Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defence system, and allows the US to 'modernise and expand' its activities at the Pituffik Space Base, a remote military installation in northwest Greenland. Greenland will remain under Danish control, whilst reaffirming Greenlanders' right to self-determination.

The agreement followed months of negotiations amid tensions over Trump's repeated threats to seize the resource-rich island. Greenlandic Foreign Minister Mute Egede said ratification was 'another important step' for the self-governing island. However, Pele Broberg, chair of the pro-independence Naleraq party, questioned the deal's value, saying 'no economic benefit has been gained from the agreement'. The agreement must still be ratified by the Danish parliament, with a vote scheduled for 19 November in Copenhagen.

How it is being reported

• Greenland's parliament ratifies Trump's US security agreementThe US is set to expand its military footprint on the Arctic island, part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It follows pressure from Donald Trump earlier in the year which opened a major rift in the transatlantic alliance.DW News · 3 Nov, 20:08
• Greenland parliament approves security deal with US, DenmarkLawmakers vote 16-0 for trilateral agreement signed in September, while seven abstained.Al Jazeera · 3 Nov, 18:05

In this story: Greenland · United States · Denmark · Donald Trump · Mette Frederiksen · Jens-Frederik Nielsen · Mute Egede

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