A delegation of 11 American politicians, consisting of nine congressmen from the Democratic Party and two senators from the Republican Party, is visiting Copenhagen today.
The delegation has just met with members of the Danish Parliament and Inatsisartut.
At a press conference, Democratic Senator Chris Coons says that Greenland's future belongs to the Greenlanders.
"We spoke clearly about the importance of the Greenlandic people making the choice about their own future," he said.
Dialogue is important
Pipaluk Lynge (IA), chairman of the Foreign and Security Policy Committee, also attended the meeting.
- It was really important for us in Inatsisartut to participate in this meeting because we really want to have a dialogue with them. It is important for us and I hope we can continue, she says.
Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator for Alaska, said there had been a good dialogue today, but also yesterday, when she and others met with Greenland's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt (S), and Foreign Minister Lars Løkke (Moderates) in Washington, D.C.
Aaja Chemnitz, member of parliament for IA, concludes the press conference by saying that it has been important for her to tell the Americans about the Greenlandic people.
"We've talked about the human dimension and what we deal with at home," she says.
How will they stop Trump?
Sermitsiaq asks what the senators will do to stop Trump from taking over Greenland.
But Lisa Murkowski prefers not to talk about it. She does say, however, that the American system is made up of several branches, the Senate being one of them.
"We are being distracted from the purpose of this visit here. It is to have this dialogue and to hear from the people of Greenland," says Murkowski.
However, she said in response to a previous question that the majority of the American people are not interested in taking over Greenland, and neither is she.
Pipaluk Lynge says in response to a question from KNR that it is important that Greenland's voice is heard.
- Therefore, we have presented Greenland's wishes and asked American politicians to convey our message to their fellow citizens.
"We feel heard, we have had good discussions, and we feel understood," she says.
