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(Bloomberg) — Denmark and Greenland’s leaders are in Berlin and Paris this week to shore up European backing after a framework deal with the US paved the way for negotiations on the Arctic island.
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In Berlin, Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen will attend the Welt Economic Summit on Tuesday and meet policymakers and diplomats to discuss the the geopolitical situation, according to a statement from the Danish government.
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It comes after US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte last week agreed to a “framework” over Greenland, with discussions expected to focus on areas including mining rights, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s role on the island and the defense relationship between Denmark and the US.
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Trump has said he won’t use force to take over the territory, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark but has its own government.
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Frederiksen and Nielsen will travel to Paris for a working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday. They are set to discuss security issues in the Arctic and the economic and social development of Greenland, “which France and the European Union are ready to support,” the Elysee said in a statement.
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On Monday, Frederiksen reiterated Denmark seeks a permanent NATO presence in Greenland, similar to the Baltic Sentry operation in the Baltic Sea.
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“This would not only be important for NATO’s northern flank, but would also send a very strong geopolitical signal to Russia and China,” she said at a wind energy summit in Hamburg. “We are working toward this and at the same time we are talking bilaterally with the United States about issues that concern us and the United States.”
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—With assistance from Samy Adghirni and Michael Nienaber.
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