"Greenland sticks together" says opposition member of parliament

A Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament said on Thursday (January 15) that Greenlanders would stick together as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure U.S. President Donald Trump of its security as he pushes to acquire the island.

Aki-Mathilda High-Dam, who is a member of the the largest opposition party and the most prominent political voice for Greenland's independence, said that the different parties could have disagreements on different issues internally but that when it came to international politics, they support each other.

Trump has said the strategically located and mineral-rich island is vital to U.S. security and that the U.S. must own it to prevent Russia or China occupying it.

He has said all options are on the table for securing the territory, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark.

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