French foreign minister calls outside interference in Greenland 'unacceptable'
10 days ago
- #Arctic sovereignty
- #France-Greenland relations
- #US interference
- France condemns recent outside interference in Greenland as 'disrespectful and unacceptable'.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot visits Greenland, meets local leaders, and announces support for Denmark.
- France will send a team to help Denmark map Greenland's mineral resources.
- US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, sparking diplomatic tensions.
- Denmark summoned the US chargé d'affaires over American influence operations in Greenland.
- Barrot emphasizes European solidarity and French support for Greenland's sovereignty.
- Greenland and Denmark assert that the island is not for sale and will decide its own future.
- Most Greenlanders desire independence from Denmark but oppose becoming part of the US.