‘Not for sale’: Greenland premier tells US envoy

Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen says while the meeting was “constructive” nothing “had changed” on the US positionGreenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has told US special envoy Jeff Landry that Greenland is “not for sale”.Landry, who was appointed by President Donald Trump last year to spearhead the purchase of the island, met Nielsen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister, Mute Egede, in the capital Nuuk to discuss the future of the territory.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Greenland rejects Trump’s offer to send US hospital ship to Arctic islandlist 2 of 4Trump’s Push for Greenlandlist 3 of 4Danish PM says more Greenland talks due after meeting US’s Marco Rubiolist 4 of 4Greenland caught in a power playend of listTrump has threatened to take over the autonomous territory of Denmark – which is a NATO ally – possibly by military force, insisting it is vital to US security to gain control.Nielsen said that while the meeting was “constructive” there was “no sign…that anything had changed” regarding the US position, according to the AFP news agency.“The Greenlandic people are not for sale. Greenlandic self-determination is not something that can be negotiated,” Nielsen was quoted by Danish TV 2 as saying after the meeting. Landry did not immediately comment.Greenland is “focused on finding a solution that is good for us all” and to deter threats of “annexation, takeover or purchase” of the country, Nielsen continued.Trump has long said the US needs to take over Greenland to prevent Russia or China from occupying the island, and has accused Danish authorities of failing to adequately ensure its security. That stance has sparked unrest within NATO, with numerous European members of the military alliance objecting to the threats.According to the Danish public broadcaster, Landry said on his arrival that Trump had told him to “go over there and make as many friends as we can get”.