The Government of Greenland will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. to provide a "status of the situation".
The Chairman of the Greenland Government, Jens-Frederik Nielsen (D), and the Greenland Government's Minister for Finance and Taxes, Múte B. Egede (IA), will participate in the press conference.
The press conference is expected to be about the US president's continued pressure to take over Greenland.
Múte: We must be prepared
Jens-Frederik Nielsen begins the press conference, after which Múte B. Egede takes the floor.
He emphasizes that this is a difficult time:
- Everyone in society is affected emotionally and mentally. We all feel it, from children to the elderly, when we talk about the situation in Greenland.
"That's why we're taking on different initiatives," he says.
According to Múte B. Egede, it is important that Greenlandic society is prepared for the coming time:
- We will have to be prepared for even more pressure, even if it does not indicate that military force will be used, we must prepare for everything, because the nation that is pressuring us has not changed its mind.
"It is not likely that military force will be used, but we must be prepared for it," he says.
Establishes coordination group
Múte B. Egede further says that a coordinating emergency response group will be established to work based on Naalakkersuisut decisions.
The coordination group has members from various departments, the police and municipal authorities.
- It should be used as a tool in the future.
- We must be prepared and create security in society. Even though it sounds unlikely, we will be prepared for anything that can happen, says Múte B. Egede.
He further says that in the near future, various tools will be presented in relation to preparedness.
How should one behave - food for five days?
It is time for questions from the many journalists present.
Sermitsiaq's journalist sent to the press conference asks whether Naalakkersusut will assess the risk level.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen will not give a specific grade, but he reiterates that one wants to be prepared for the worst possible outcome, even if it is unlikely.
It also asks how one should behave as a citizen.
Múte B. Egede responds that more information will be available in the near future.
It is reiterated that it is necessary to prepare for the worst because 'the other side', which must be the United States, has not changed its position or said that military action is out of the question.
Múte B. Egede also suggests that there will be a recommendation that citizens should have food for five days.
Continued dialogue with the US
Múte B. Egede says that work is continuing on a dialogue through the appropriate channels with the USA.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen also says that what is being said by Donald Trump has not been overlooked.
- It is unacceptable that international rules are not respected, says Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who also calls it a "good development" that they are cooperating to meet Trump's demand for a greater military presence in Greenland.
- Greenland has never been an enemy of the United States, so the situation is difficult for Naalakkersuisut to accept, adds Múte B. Egede.
