"Denmark's prime minister and Greenland's premier met with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and agreed that talks would be pursued on the running of Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has threatened to take over. Rubio held a 15-minute meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday."
"Greenland's leader Nielsen said in a post on social media that during the meeting with Rubio, it was emphasised that the conversations being made are the right way forward and the interests of Greenland were once again clearly highlighted. Prime Minister Frederiksen said on X after the meeting: Constructive talk with Secretary of State Marco Rubio together with Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Chairman of Naalakkersuisut, at the Munich Security Conference."
"The meeting between the Danish and Greenlandic leaders and the US state secretary comes amid severely strained ties between Europe and Washington, and NATO allies, amid President Trump's repeated threats to take over Greenland and criticism of European nations as decaying and weak. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump said, We're negotiating right now for Greenland. I think Greenland's going to want us, but we get along very well with Europe. We'll see how it all works out, he said."
Seven in ten US adults disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the Greenland issue. Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen met United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and agreed to pursue talks on the running of Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Rubio held a 15-minute meeting with Frederiksen and Nielsen at the Munich Security Conference. Nielsen said the conversations are the right way forward and Greenland's interests were clearly highlighted. Frederiksen called the talks constructive and said work will continue through a high-level working group. Talks follow Trump's prior threats and a later diplomatic step-back and understanding to increase US influence.
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