Lawmakers in Greenland voted on Tuesday to approve a trilateral security agreement involving the Arctic territory, Denmark, and the United States. The deal is designed to bolster security operations across the Arctic and North Atlantic regions.
The legislative approval passed with a vote of 16-0, with seven members choosing to abstain. This decision follows a period of several months marked by pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who had sought to exert control over the semiautonomous territory, which is part of a NATO ally.
The formal agreement was previously signed by President Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen. The signing ceremony took place in September while the leaders were in New York for the U.N. General Assembly.
Dazio reported from Berlin and Manenkov reported from Tallinn, Estonia.
