The defence deal signed at the UN General Assembly also re-affirms Denmark's sovereignty over its semi-autonomous Arctic territory.
BBC News – World Agreement signed at the UN general assembly in New York Nordic correspondent Emotions among Greenlanders are a mixture of hope, scepticism and fear ahead of the signing of a new much vaunted deal on Arctic security between the US, Greenland and Denmark. “There have been many different reactions in Greenland because they are talking about a deal but no one can see the deal, we don’t know what it is all about, and wha…
The United States and Denmark have signed a defence agreement at the UN General Assembly under which the U.S. will build two military bases in Greenland; the deal also reaffirms Denmark's sovereignty over the semi-autonomous Arctic territory.
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The United States and Denmark signed a defence agreement at the UN General Assembly that commits the U.S. to build two military bases in Greenland and reaffirms Danish sovereignty, resolving earlier uncertainty over the pact's terms.
BBC News – World Agreement signed at the UN general assembly in New York Nordic correspondent Emotions among Greenlanders are a mixture of hope, scepticism and fear ahead of the signing of a new much vaunted deal on Arctic security between the US, Greenland and Denmark. “There have been many different reactions in Greenland because they are talking about a deal but no one can see the deal, we don’t know what it is all about, and wha…
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