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The new US Ambassador to Denmark Kenneth Howery is visiting Nuuk this week for his first visit to Greenland and will meet with officials from the island and Denmark.
This is a result of strained US-Danish relations Due to Donald Trump’s interest in acquiring the territory.
The US Embassy confirmed the visit on Monday, sharing a photo of Mr Howery with Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt on Instagram, saying: “Excited to be in Greenland for the annual Joint Committee meeting between the US and Greenland and Denmark.”
These joint and standing committee meetings, alternating between Greenland and the US, provide a forum for civil and military cooperation, including the US military presence on the strategically located island, Greenland’s government said on Saturday.
Ms Motzfeldt said in a statement: “These committee meetings are designed to promote direct dialogue and cooperation with the United States on a number of areas of civilian and military importance.”
Washington argues that Greenland, a Danish sovereign territory, is vital to US security and its ballistic missile early-warning system, because the shortest route from Europe to North America passes through the island.
“Trust and respect are the foundation of any partnership, and it’s no secret that the past year has been challenging,” Motzfeldt said.
The Danish Foreign Ministry declined to comment on who would participate from Denmark.
Both the Danish and Greenland governments have refused to hand over the resource-rich islands to American control, although Denmark has acknowledged neglecting the territory’s military capabilities.
The world’s largest island, 80 percent of which lies above the Arctic Circle, is home to about 56,000 mostly Inuit people who have until now been largely ignored by the rest of the world.
Trump wants to ensure that America has control over this mineral rich country. who protects arctic and reaches the North Atlantic North America,