Greenland is not for sale and U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of buying the semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic from Denmark is “an absurd discussion,” Denmark’s prime minister said.
Greenland is not for sale and President Trump’s idea of buying the semiautonomous Danish territory in the Arctic from Denmark is “an absurd discussion,” Denmark’s prime minister said.
Frederiksen said Sunday that the Arctic, with resources that Russia and others could exploit for commercial gain, “is becoming increasingly important to the entire world community.”Retreating ice could uncover potential oil and mineral resources in Greenland which, if successfully tapped, could dramatically change the island’s fortunes. However, no oil has yet been found in Greenlandic waters, and 80% of the island is covered by an ice sheet that is up to 1.
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