Trump, Denmark and Greenland sign deal to expand US military bases in Greenland
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President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen signed a trilateral security agreement on Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, permitting an expanded U.S. military presence in Greenland.
The 10-page pact allows the United States to build two new military bases in southern and eastern Greenland, at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig, and to modernize and expand its existing Pituffik Space Base in the northwest. The agreement also permits the stationing of the U.S. "Golden Dome" missile defense system on the island and grants U.S. aircraft overflight and landing rights across Greenland’s territory and waters, with respect for local rights and traditions .
Trump stated at the signing ceremony, “We will immediately begin the process of developing a great military presence in the appropriate locations.” Frederiksen called the deal a “milestone” for Denmark, Greenland and the U.S., as well as for NATO and Europe, while Nielsen described it as a “win-win-win” situation .
The agreement updates a 1951 U.S.-Denmark defense accord and includes provisions requiring Greenland to remain a NATO member if it gains independence. It also bars non-NATO and non-EU countries from establishing military installations or investing in sensitive economic sectors on the island. Technical details of the new bases remain to be finalized through consensus among all parties .
The deal follows months of tensions after Trump previously threatened to seize Greenland, citing its strategic location and mineral wealth. Danish and Greenlandic leaders had condemned those remarks as undermining transatlantic relations .
The agreement must still be approved by the parliaments of Denmark and Greenland .
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