After several days of divided political statements regarding American interest in Greenland, a joint statement was issued on Friday evening, signed by all the leaders of the five parties in Inatsisartut.
The announcement comes ahead of the meeting with the United States, which is expected next week.
The five party leaders state that they want the US's disdain for Greenland to end:
- 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 a country governed on the basis of the Self-Government Act and International Law:
- The Greenlandic government and the Greenlandic parliament are elected by the Greenlandic citizens and thereby cooperate with both the United States and Western countries and will continue to do so in the future, it says.
- No other country can interfere.
The politicians also reiterate that the future of Greenland must be decided by the Greenlandic people, and no other countries should interfere:
- The work on Greenland's future is being done in dialogue with the Greenlandic people and is being prepared based on international laws and the Self-Government Act. No other country can interfere in this. We must decide our country's future ourselves, without pressure for a quick decision, delay or interference from other 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 - including bringing forward the Inatsisartut meeting:
The declaration is signed by Jens Frederik Nielsen, Democracy, Pele Broberg, Naleraq, Mute B. Egede, Inuit Ataqatigiit, Aleqa Hammond, Siumut, Aqqalu C. Jeremiassen, Atassut.
