After some days of divided political announcements regarding the American interest in Greenland, a joint statement signed by all the leaders of the five parties in Inatsisartut has been issued on Friday evening.
The announcement comes ahead of the meeting with the United States, which is expected in the coming week.
The five party leaders state that they want the US to ignore it for Greenland ceases:
- We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders, they repeat.
In addition, they state that Greenland is one country governed on the basis of the Self-Government Act and International Law:
- The Greenlandic government and that The Greenlandic Parliament is elected by the Greenlandic citizens and cooperates through it with both the USA and the western countries and will continue with this i the future, it says.
- No other country can interfere
The politicians also repeat that Greenland's future must be decided by it Greenlandic people, and no other countries should interfere in that:
- The work on Greenland's future takes place in dialogue with it Greenlandic people and is prepared based on international laws and the Self-Government Act. No other country can interfere in this. We have to decide our own future, without pressure for a quick decision, procrastination or interference from others countries.
The party leaders call for dialogue to be based on diplomacy and international principles.
- This is the way forward for allies and friends.
The party leaders list four points - among other things, that the Inatsisartut meeting be brought forward:
The declaration is signed by Jens Frederik Nielsen, Democracy, Pele Broberg, Naleraq, Mute B. Egede, Inuit Ataqatigiit, Aleqa Hammond, Siumut, Aqqalu C. Jeremiassen, Atassut.
