Greenland Parliament Approves Security Deal with US and Denmark

Greenland’s parliament approved a security agreement with Denmark and the United States on Tuesday, voting 16-0 with seven lawmakers abstaining. Signed in September by Donald Trump, Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the pact followed months of negotiations and repeated threats by Trump to take control of the island. Greenlandic Foreign Minister Mute Egede called ratification an important step, saying Greenland had stood by its principles and its right to shape its future. The agreement paves the way for more US bases and allows the United States to modernise and expand activities at Pituffik Space Base.