A friendly, frank and honest and constructive meeting.
so says the minister for foreign affairs Jeppe Kofod (S), after he on Wednesday has visited the UNITED states secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, in Washington.
On the agenda was among other things, Greenland and the Arctic, and here had Jeppe Kofod company of the Ane Lone Bagger (Siumut), which is Greenland’s minister (minister, ed.) for foreign affairs.
– We live in a world where the focus on Greenland has been much greater, and the americans also shows great commitment, says Jeppe Kofod.
– The opening of a consulate in Nuuk, and to strengthen cooperation in the cultural education, research and commerce.
– Had the americans any specific wishes in relation to their engagement in Greenland?
– There are things that the service contract at thule air base, and how we ensure that the u.s. commitment there also comes the Greenland population on the various head and edges.
– We got confirmed that we must have a constructive cooperation on it. We have already, but we got stronger.
– U.s. investments in Greenland are also important, so we are on the way to strengthen the ties between Greenland and the UNITED states, between the Kingdom and the UNITED states, says Jeppe Kofod.
a short time ago occurred a forged letter from Ane Lone Bagger to u.s. senator Tom Cotton, according to a variety of media.
the Contents of the forged letter was controversial, since it appears that Greenland in the future, following the american proposal must have the status as an organized non-aligned territory.
– Was the letter affected by the meeting?
– No. Fake news and fabricated things is something you unfortunately experience constant on social media and other places. It uses fortunately we are not time and effort, we hold ourselves to the reality, and we had a really good meeting, says Jeppe Kofod.
I think one should be there to give people, who fabricates things, the attention. It is absolutely grotesque that they have to have it. It is destructive to a democratic society.
– Let them stay in oblivion and let us focus on what is real instead. So no, it was definitely not a topic, nor between the us, foreign minister says.
