As Mininnguaq Kleist, Greenland's permanent secretary for foreign affairs, told Reuters: Donald Trump Jr. no meetings with government representatives are planned.
– We were not informed about the nature of his program, a therefore it is a private visit – he said.
Similar information was also provided by an anonymous source close to Reuters Donald Trump. Officially, his son is to appear on the island only for one day in order to record materials for the podcast.
USA. Donald Trump: “Controlling Greenland is an absolute necessity”
The subject of the purchase of Greenland by United States appeared during Donald Trump's first term as president of the United States. Then Daniaas well as the local authorities, officially rejected the proposal.
Two weeks ago, the US president-elect again mentioned his desire to take over Greenland from Denmark. In his post on the Thurh Social platform, he suggested that “control is an absolute necessity“.
The prime minister of the local government, Mute Egede, responded to the idea. In his New Year's speech, the politician stated that Greenland is the goal achieving full independence and declaring independence. According to the head of government, the island must free itself from the “shackles of colonialism”.
Greenland to autonomous territory of Denmark. Nearly 57,000 inhabitants live there. The island boasts wealth of minerals, oil and natural gashowever, its economic development is very slow. Currently, the economy is based on fishing and subsidies allocated by the government in Copenhagen.