Rasmussen says the agreement respects Denmark's sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, posting on his verified X account
“Today, we take another important step together – with full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination.”
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Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen's own post on the signed agreement. He describes it as strengthening Arctic and North Atlantic security while emphasizing Denmark's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and Greenlandic self-determination.
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President Trump had described the agreement as giving the United States permanent control over security and all other needs in Greenland.
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Rasmussen said the parties shared responsibility for regional security and that the agreement was one they could all be satisfied with.
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Case context: Trump’s “permanent control” description of the announced U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement
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Relative to Trump's description of permanent U.S. control, Rasmussen characterizes the signed agreement as respecting Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination. That supplies a different characterization of the agreement's authority structure without condemning the agreement.
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