11 Of American politicians visit to Denmark is coming up end. From the morning they held a press conference in Copenhagen, where they talked about what they had learned during the visit.
Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons, who has arranged the visit, has learned a lot about Greenland that he did not know before he come to Denmark, he says.
- The population has managed to create a life for themselves in one unusually difficult environment, it says.
He is backed by Lisa Murkowski, who is a Republican senator for Alaska.
- Only the Greenlandic people can share their stories and theirs lifestyle and tell what it means to be part of a challenging environment, she says, referring to stories she has heard along the way Denmark.
The visit comes at a time when relations between the United States and the Kingdom Denmark is challenged. The American delegation says they hope that when they return home from the visit, they can continue conversations with their colleagues in the Senate and Congress to support Greenland.
Let's not forget the people
Sermitsiaq asks what Greenland and the Greenlanders can do to help the process and what the politicians want to say to the Greenlanders.
Lisa Murkowski replies that there are already good partnerships between Alaska and the Greenlandic population, as those people understand each other well.
She encourages that you keep those channels and partnerships open despite what is going on in Washington.
And she thinks it is important that the Greenlanders vote is heard. Even talking to members of the has made a big impression on her Inatsisartut on what the concept of ownership means to indigenous peoples.
- Share these stories, not just with the US, but with the whole the world. The world's eyes are on Greenland and the Greenlanders. Let us not forget the people, says Lisa Murkowski.
Not a constructive tone
President Donald Trump has said that he needs Greenland for national security and that there are Chinese and Russian warships in it the sea outside Greenland.
But Senator Coons doesn't buy it.
- There are currently no security threats against Greenland, but there are legitimate reasons to investigate how we can invest better, says Chris Coons.
- We return to Washington with a renewed passion to find out how we can work from here.
He does not believe that the tone of the statements about takeover has been constructive.
- Saying something that risks our credibility is disastrous for the United States. Our safety has often depended on our credibility, says Chris Coons when asked about Trump's statement about a "psychological need" to own Greenland.
The Americans' visit to Denmark has been just one of several developments in the case this week. Wednesday was naalakkersuisoq for foreign affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt (S), and Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Moderates) to the meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance.
In addition, there was a briefing from the government yesterday The parliamentary party leaders and the North Atlantic members about the situation.
