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We do not want to be Americans, nor Danes, we are Kalaallit (Greenlanders). The Americans and their leader must understand that,
Egede said in a post on Facebook translated by Reuters We need it really for international world security. And I think we’re going to get it,
We are not for sale and cannot be taken. Our future is determined by us in Greenland,
Just today, a large American company announced they are buying both ports around the Panama Canal and lots of other things having to do with the Panama Canal and a couple of other canals,
Once again, President Trump, is lying."
But Panama’s president took issue with Trump’s comments saying in part It is up to us whether we become rich,
said Pele Broberg, the leader of one of Greenland’s major political parties One way or the other, we’re going to get it,
Trump said of Greenland, asserting that the autonomous Danish territory (Trump) said (they) respect the right to Greenlandic self-determination, and that I think was the most important part of that speech,
Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told a press conference in Helsinki on Wednesday We are ready to work with our American friends on achieving that, but of course it would be based on the fact that we have a Kingdom of Denmark,
To further enhance our national security, my administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal, and we've already started doing it,
he said, as he mentioned the port deal Eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho,
Trump said, struggling with the pronunciation Which nobody has ever heard of,
Trump added to laughter from Republican lawmakers It's time to end this senseless war. If you want to end wars, you have to talk to both sides,
We didn't give it to China. Gave it to Panama -- and we're taking it back,
The future of Greenland is really for the people of Greenland to decide,
Denmark's U.N. Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen told reporters on Monday We will keep you safe, we will make you rich, and together, we will take Greenland to heights like you have never thought possible before,
It's a very small population, a very, very large piece of land, and very, very important for military security,
We have a very close transatlantic bond with the United States. We've been working very closely with the U.S. on security matters related to Greenland and the Arctic for decades,
We strongly support your right to determine your own future. And if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America.”
Addressing the people of Greenland, Trump said Trump’s words make it clear that the United States views Greenland as a strategic asset, not as a people with the right to true self-determination,