- Our country has been in a very difficult situation for the past 14 months.
- As you know, it is regrettable that statements have been made repeatedly – right up to today – from the USA that Greenland is wanted to be taken over and governed.
These are the first lines of a statement on the state of the kingdom, which the chairman of Naalakkersuisut, Jens-Frederik Nielsen (D), will present on Monday in Inatsisartut.
The members of Inatsisartut will gather on Monday, one day earlier than originally planned, for an extra day of meetings, which has become possible due to the massive pressure that the United States and President Donald Trump have put on Greenland recently.
Jens-Frederik: The US wants to rule Greenland
The only item on the agenda is the statement from Jens-Frederik Nielsen, which is published on Inatsisartut's website prior to the meeting.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen outlines the situation in the statement as follows: The US has the position that Greenland should be attached to the US and governed from there:
- The US President has – both before his inauguration in early 2025 and subsequently – continued to make these statements without retracting them. Overall, the message and objective are clear: Greenland must be taken over and governed by the US.
- Unfortunately, this remains valid and unchanged. Recently, the possibility of a military takeover has been rejected, but the view of Greenland and its population has not changed: Greenland should be linked to the USA and governed from there, it says.
Not just Trump
Jens-Frederik Nielsen points out that the statements have not come from presidents alone, but also close partners and key decision-makers have made statements that have a "condescending and divisive aim" towards Greenland and the population.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen states that the Government of Greenland finds the statements unacceptable, and that Greenland is part of the Kingdom and will continue its development in accordance with the Self-Government Act.
He emphasizes that Greenland has received great support in the tense situation from, among others, EU countries, and that it has now succeeded in establishing a dialogue with the Americans through the right channels via meetings at high official level.
Must stand together to protect the Self-Government Act
- The dialogue has begun, and the Government of Greenland will work purposefully to ensure that it leads to concrete results, says Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who also states that it is important to stand together to protect Greenland:
- We must stand together to protect the Greenland we know. We must stand together to protect our Self-Government within the framework of the Kingdom, our ability to decide our own future and continue our development.
Today's meeting begins at 11 a.m.
