COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has known as the nation’s enterprise leaders to a gathering on Thursday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump final week threatened army or financial motion equivalent to tariffs to take management of Greenland.
Trump stated it was an “absolute necessity” for the USA to take management of the huge Arctic island, which is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.
Frederiksen informed Trump in a 45-minute cellphone dialog on Wednesday that it was as much as Greenland to determine its future and that Denmark is prepared to do extra to strengthen safety within the Arctic.
She additionally emphasised that Danish firms contribute to development and jobs in the USA and that the EU and the U.S. have a standard curiosity in elevated commerce.
Denmark is dwelling to firms equivalent to drugmaker Novo Nordisk (NYSE:), delivery group Maersk, brewer Carlsberg (CSE:), toymaker Lego, jewelry maker Pandora (OTC:) and wind turbine maker Vestas.
“It is vital that we now have a great and constructive dialogue with the Danish enterprise group. In a time of geopolitical tensions, we should search dialogue and cooperation,” Minister for Commerce and Business Morten Bodskov stated in a press release.
The ministry declined to provide any element on the time for the assembly or who was invited.
Following Frederiksen’s dialog with Trump, overseas minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen additionally known as members of the overseas coverage committee to a gathering on Thursday.
