After US President-elect Donald Trump refrained from allowing military activity to overthrow Greenland, Germany said frontiers must not be changed by force.
Denmark, a NATO member, and the EU have an automatic territory on the huge Arctic island.
Germany’s Scholz: Inviolability of borders is ‘fundamental international law‘
Steffen Hebestreit, a spokesman for the German government, cited international agreements like the UN Charter as evidence that” as always, the agency process applies… that frontiers must not be moved by power.”
Hebestreit disputed Berlin’s claim that it was concerned about Trump’s challenges to Denmark.
” I don’t want to estimate” the opinions, Hebestreit told a regular news conference, adding just that the German authorities had “taken word” of them.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated that the sanctity of edges is “fundamental global law” while after in the day saying he had spoken with other EU leaders about Trump’s remarks.
Scholz said during his conversations with EU officials there was “incomprehension” regarding “certain comments” coming from the US.
” Every nation is subject to the concept of sanctity of edges, regardless of whether it is to the east or west of us,” said Scholz. The European president’s notes also come as Russia enters Ukraine in Eastern Europe, violating the independence of its neighbour.
France FM Barrot: Trump may not threaten royal EU edges
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot rebuffed Trump’s request to avoid” threatening” the” sovereign borders of the European Union.
European minister Jean-Noel Barrot told France Inter television,” There is no question that the EU will permit different nations in the world, whoever they may be, to attack its sovereign edges.”
He added that, while he did not believe the US “would attack” Greenland,” we have entered an era that is seeing the profit of the rules of the strongest”.
” We are a powerful peninsula, we must be stronger”, Barrot said on the European television station France Inter.
Union on Trump’s Greenland remarks: ‘ Wild speculative products’
The Union described Trump’s Greenland comment as “wild speculative stuff”.
According to the AFP news agency, a spokesperson for the European Commission said,” We are talking about pretty wild speculative things about an administration that hasn’t yet arrived.” The EU is looking forward to working with the Trump presidency, according to the same director.
Chief EU Commission director Paula Pinho, however, said the independence of states had become respected” as a matter of principle”, while saying she did not want to expound on the problem due to its “extremely conceptual” character.
What has Trump said about Greenland?
Trump’s desire for the US to acquiesce to Greenland and the Panama Canal was expressed in a Monday decision to not use force or war.
” No, I didn’t tell you on either of those two. But I may say this, we need them for economical surveillance”, said Trump, when asked.
Donald Trump Jr. arrived in Greenland on Tuesday after his father suggested that the nation may join the United States.
President-elect Donald Trump took to his own social media platform, Truth Social, to consider both his future strategies for Greenland and his joy over his son’s journey.
Trump has argued that if Denmark rejects his offer to purchase Greenland, it will be subject to tariffs if it rejects his position.
Greenland is a wonderful place, and people will greatly benefit from its inclusion in our society. We will cherish and protect it from a violent outdoor world. Make Greenland good repeatedly”! he said.
Trump made up his mind about purchasing Greenland during his first name, and canceled a trip to Denmark in August 2019 after the prime minister of the nation refrained from doing so.
Who owns Greenland?
Denmark has said Greenland, which is a self-governing portion of its country, is not for sale.
In response to Trump’s remarks, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said,” I don’t think it’s a good way forward to battle each other with monetary means when we are close allies and partners.”
Frederiksen praised Washington’s desire to invest more money in the Arctic place, but said it would need to be done “in a way that respects the Greenlandic folks.”
Mute Egede, the prime minister of Greenland, has called for Denmark’s democracy but says there is no point in allowing it to join the US. The area is not for sale, according to Egede.
