JAKARTA - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the United States provided "unacceptable pressure" against Greenland, ahead of an important US delegation visit to Denmark's semi-autonomous region this week.
The visit, which runs from Thursday to Saturday, will be led by Usha Vance, wife of US Vice President JD Vance, and will be attended by White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Minister Chris Wright.
President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his proposal for the US to take over Greenland, saying the vast island was important to US national security. Frederiksen rejected the proposal.
"I have to say that the pressure put on Greenland and Denmark in this situation is unacceptable. And that is the pressure we will reject," he told Danish broadcaster DR and TV2.
Greenland's acting head of government, Mute Egede, has called the visit a "provocation," as it coincides with government coalition talks and regional elections scheduled for the following week.
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President Donald Trump has made the annexation of Greenland by the US as the main topic of conversation since his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., made a personal visit to the vast mineral-rich island in January.
Greenland's prime minister who will step down, Mute Egede, called the delegation's visit a "provocation".
He said his interim government would not meet them.
"Until now, we can trust Americans, who are our allies and friends, and with whom we are happy to work closely with," Egede told local newspaper Sermitsiaq.
"However, that period is over," he said.
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