Denmark, Greenland, US to sign Arctic security agreement

Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign an agreement in New York on Tuesday to strengthen security cooperation in the Arctic and North Atlantic. The agreement will be signed by Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and U.S. President Donald Trump during the UN General Assembly.

The specific terms of the agreement have not been released. Trump said the deal would give the United States “permanent control” over Greenland’s security, while Frederiksen said the agreement recognizes Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as Greenlanders’ right to self-determination. The United States already has broad military access in Greenland under a 1951 defense agreement with Denmark, which was updated in 2004 and allows U.S. personnel and facilities, including the Pituffik Space Base, to operate there.

Source: CGTN