JAKARTA - The United States Special Envoy for Greenland, Jeff Landry, said Denmark "reoccupied" Greenland after World War II by ignoring the United Nations (UN) protocol.
"History is important. The US defended Greenland's sovereignty during World War II when Denmark was unable to. After the war, Denmark reoccupied the territory, circumventing and ignoring the UN protocol," said Landry as reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Monday, January 12.
Landry said the relationship between the United States and Greenland should be based on hospitality, not hostility.
In December, US President Donald Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland. Landry reiterated the US's goal of making the island part of the United States.
Responding to Landry's statement, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed his surprise.
Similarly, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen warned the US not to make any takeover and demanded respect for their territorial integrity.
On January 4, Trump told the US magazine The Atlantic that the US "really needs" Greenland, with the island's claim "being surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships." Frederiksen urged Trump to stop threatening Greenland with annexation.
Trump has repeatedly stated that Greenland should be part of the US, citing strategic interests for national security and the defense of the free world, including from China and Russia. Former Prime Minister of Greenland, Mute Egede, stressed that the island was not for sale.
Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953. The island remained part of the Kingdom of Denmark after gaining autonomy in 2009, with the authority to govern itself and determine its domestic policies.
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