Diplomacy
Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security
AP News · 4 days ago · Read the Full Story on AP News
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President Donald Trump has signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland to strengthen Arctic security and pave the way for expanded U.S. military bases on the island.
- President Donald Trump signed a tripartite agreement with Denmark and Greenland on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York to strengthen Arctic and North Atlantic security.
- The agreement allows the United States to modernize and expand activities at the Pituffik Space Base, and establish new defense areas in Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig.
- The accord will remain in effect even if Greenland eventually chooses to become independent, provided it remains in NATO.
- No non-NATO country will be allowed to set up manned or unmanned military installations in Greenland or maintain a persistent military presence without agreement from all signatories.
- The U.S. military presence in Greenland has dropped from thousands of soldiers across 17 bases in 1945 to roughly 200 soldiers at present.
- Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte all praised the deal as a positive step for collective security.
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