Greenland, Denmark said they expect to sign the deal with the US on the sidelines of UN General Assembly
He also announced plans for a larger US military presence on the island.
Trump said the agreement would give Washington the ability to act in Greenland to protect US and Greenlandic security, while also preventing US adversaries from establishing military bases or making sensitive investments on the island without American approval. “I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many US concerns,” Trump said. “We will immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland, of which there are many,” Trump said, adding, “We will work with the people of Greenland in its development and construction. Trump described the agreement as permanent and said it addressed a strategic issue that he argued previous US presidents had failed to resolve. “This is an ‘Infinite Life’ Agreement, there is no end!” he said.
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that he said gives the United States permanent control over security and other security-related needs on the Arctic island.
Trump further said the agreement would ensure that Washington could act whenever necessary to protect Greenland and the US. “At my direction, we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee that the United States will forever have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland, and the United States of America,” he said. Under the arrangement, Trump said, “from now on, no US adversary can ever have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval,” Trump said.