Greenland parliament approves security deal with US, Denmark
Lawmakers vote 16-0 for trilateral agreement signed in September, while seven abstained.
Lawmakers in the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland have approved an agreement with Denmark and the United States aimed at bolstering security in the Arctic and North Atlantic.
The agreement was signed in September by US President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
It followed months of negotiations behind the scenes amid growing tensions over Trump’s repeated threats to seize the vast, resource-rich Arctic island.
Located between Europe and North America, Greenland is the world’s largest island, with a population of 57,000 people.