NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that he did not discuss the key issue of Danish sovereignty over Greenland during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Rutte, speaking in a television interview on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier, provided few details about the supposed “framework” for an agreement announced by Trump after his discussions with the NATO chief.
“We have a good agreement to start working on these issues. This means that we both agreed, when looking at NATO and what NATO can do collectively, to ensure that the entire Arctic region is secure,” he said.
When asked whether Greenland would remain part of the Kingdom of Denmark under the agreement, Rutte replied:
“This issue did not come up in my talks with the president. He is very focused on what we must do to ensure that the large Arctic region, where changes are happening right now and where the Chinese and Russians are increasingly active, is protected. That was truly the focus of our discussions,” he emphasized.
