The prime minister of the Greenland says the people of his mineral-rich Arctic territory do not want to be Americans, but that he is open to greater cooperation with the United States.

Greenland Prime Minister Mute Bourup Egede speaks at a press conference during the opening of the European Commission's new office in Nuuk, Greenland, March 15, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Leiff Josefsen via REUTERS/File Photo COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Greenland's leader will meet the Danish king in Copenhagen on Wednesday,

As President-elect Donald Trump continues to voice his renewed interest in purchasing Greenland as a territory of the United States, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen shared a message for him: “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.

Donald Trump Jr. arrived in Greenland as the president-elect seeks control of the territory from Denmark, whose King Frederik changed the royal coat of arms.

Denmark officialy changed its coat of arms to emphasise the symbols of Greenland and Faroe Islands, which Trump had remarked he wants to buy. According to the Denmark's king, the change "reflects the Realm and takes into account history as well as the heraldic tradition".