GREENLAND. – American president Donald Trump says the US has reached a new security agreement over Greenland. According to the Danish prime minister's office, which announced the agreement together with Greenland and the US, the three parties are expected to sign an agreement this week that strengthens security in the Arctic region and the North Atlantic area. The agreement will then need to go through the necessary parliamentary processes before it can come into force.
On eighteen September, Trump said the agreement gives the US "permanent control" over security and other security needs in Greenland. He described it as an "infinite life" agreement and said it would bring no cost to the US. Trump also said no American opponent would be able to establish a military base or presence in Greenland without American approval, and that plans for a greater American military presence would be developed.
Denmark and Greenland emphasised that the agreement recognises their sovereignty and Greenland's right to self-determination.
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