Mark Rutte
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And I think it is good that these discussions take place with the three of them, because at the end, I cannot negotiate on behalf of anyone.
We didn't go into those details at all.
We know that the Danes are completely open to having more American presence in Greenland, and Greenland is open to that.
And I think it is good that these discussions take place with the three of them, because at the end, I cannot negotiate on behalf of anyone.
military presence, but what I don't hear is Greenland still, is it still under the Kingdom of Denmark in this framework deal?
That issue did not come up anymore in my conversations tonight, Mr. President.
We very much focused on what do we need to do to make sure that that huge Arctic region, where change is taking place at the moment, where the Chinese and Russians are more and more active, how we can protect that.
That was really the focus of our discussions.
We didn't discuss...
at all about that issue, so we discussed how can we protect Greenland, how can we protect the wider Arctic region.
And again, I think President Trump was the one who reinvigorated NATO at the summit in The Hague, was the famous 5%.
I think we can be thankful for the fact that he again has been able to take leadership on this issue, how can we collectively protect the Arctic.
That issue did not come up anymore in my conversations tonight, Mr. President.
We very much focused on what do we need to do to make sure that that huge Arctic region, where change is taking place at the moment, where the Chinese and Russians are more and more active, how we can protect it.
That was really the focus of our discussions.
That issue did not come up anymore in my conversations tonight, Mr. President.
We very much focused on what do we need to do to make sure that that huge Arctic region, where change is taking place at the moment, where the Chinese and Russians are more and more active, how we can protect that.
That was really the focus of our discussions.
That issue did not come up anymore in my conversations tonight, Mr. President.
He very much focused on what do we need to do to make sure that that huge Arctic region, where change is taking place at the moment, where the Chinese and Russians are more and more active, how we can protect that.