The Foreign and Security Policy Committee met with the four senators over the weekend.
Here, the four senators Lisa Murkowski, Angus King, Gary Peters and Maggie Hassan and the committee have reached an agreement on the importance of security policy issues in both Greenland and the United States.
- It has been said that it is not Greenland that has closed more bases in the country over the years. I also have the feeling that there is goodwill from both sides to renegotiate the existing defense agreement, says chairman of USPU, Pipaluk Lynge to Sermitsiaq.
Greenland is part of NATO, just like the United States.
However, she emphasizes that the committee is interested in an agreement that benefits Greenland as much as possible:
- We would prefer a defense agreement that can benefit municipalities and the population, she says.
Hope for more meetings
The senators' visit to Greenland is prompted by Donald Trump's desire to take control of Greenland. 11 senators have already stated during a visit to the Danish Parliament in January that they understand Greenland's right to self-determination. And the same tone was expressed in the meetings with Greenlandic politicians on Sunday:
- The dialogue is in good spirits and with mutual understanding. I hope that there will be more meetings in the future. The senators have also expressed that we are welcome to come to them for a meeting. We feel heard in this matter, says Pipaluk Lynge.
