Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen holds a press conference in the Hall of Mirrors at the Prime Minister’s Office in Christiansborg, Copenhagen on January 13, 2026.
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s Greenland issue and said the country is ready to negotiate with Washington.Golden domeAnti-missile defense plan.
a statementFrederiksen said it was “good and natural” that Arctic security was discussed between Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Trump said on Wednesday that he had provided A “framework” agreement on Greenlandincluding access to the mineral rights of the US and its European allies, as well as cooperation on the Gold Dome.
The agreement appears to mark something of a downfall for the US president supported control for a long time self-governing Danish territory and refused to rule out the use of military force in the past.
The Danish prime minister said NATO spoke to Rutte both before and after the meeting with Trump in Davos, adding that the military alliance was “fully aware” of Copenhagen’s position.
“We can negotiate on everything political, security, investment, economy. But we cannot negotiate on our sovereignty. I was informed that this did not happen either,” Frederiksen said.
“The Kingdom of Denmark wants to continue a constructive dialogue with allies on how to strengthen security in the Arctic, including the US Golden Dome, while respecting our territorial integrity,” he added.
Released in May last year and often compared to Israel “Iron dome“system, Trump’s proposed Golden Dome is a visionary multi-billion dollar initiative to protect the United States from all missile attacks.
“They’re into the Gold Dome, they’re into mineral rights, and so are we,” Trump told Joe Kernen in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday.
Asked how long the deal would last, the president replied: “Forever.”
a social media post Before speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum, Trump said he would no longer impose tariffs on eight European countries over their opposition to his plan to buy Greenland.
“Further discussions regarding the Gold Dome regarding Greenland are underway. More information will be made available during the discussions,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Stock markets Trump rose immediately after announcing the update additional income is expected Worldwide on Thursday.