Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said in a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen that he's ready to speak with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. MUTE EGEDE, GREENLAND PRIME MINISTER: A thing that has also come to light,

Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede said that he is “ready to talk” with US President-elect Donald Trump, while emphasizing that Greenland has no intention of becoming an American territory.

Greenland’s leader Múte Egede said he is prepared to enter into negotiations with President-elect Trump about the future of the mineral-rich arctic territory — but warned his people had no interest in becoming Americans.

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said he is “ready” to talk with President-elect Trump, who has recently expressed ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, the world’s largest island.

Trump has called US control of Greenland an “absolute necessity,” citing its strategic and economic importance. Now, Greenlandic leader Mute Egede has signalled openness to dialogue with the US.

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The prime minister of the Greenland says the people of his mineral-rich Arctic territory don't want to be Americans but that he's open to greater cooperation with the United States.