JAKARTA - The leaders of five political parties (parpol) in Greenland stated that they did not want to become citizens of the United States (US).
They agreed not to want to be part of the US amid pressure from US President Donald Trump who plans to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory.
"We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders," they said in a joint statement quoted by Anadolu, Sunday, January 11.
The party leaders also stressed that the US should stop "underestimating" Greenland. "The future of Greenland must be determined by the people of Greenland," they said.
The statement also highlighted that the archipelago has increased its participation in the international arena in recent years.
Dialog about Trump's plan, they said, must be based on diplomacy and international principles.
They announced that the Inatsisartut (parliament) session would be brought forward to ensure "the occurrence of a fair and comprehensive political debate and the guarantee of the rights of the people" of Greenland.
The statement comes as Trump has repeatedly expressed an interest in taking over Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory under the Danish Kingdom.
"We're going to do something with Greenland, whether you like it or not, because if we don't, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we don't want to be neighbors with Russia or China," Trump said at the White House on Friday.
He also did not rule out the possibility of taking over Greenland by military means.
"I want to make a deal the easy way, but if we don't do it the easy way, we'll do it the hard way," he said.
Trump's statement drew widespread condemnation, especially from European countries, which warned that such a move could dissolve NATO.
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