The Danish prime minister on Wednesday again rejected the idea of selling Greenland and said the issue should not serve as a distraction.
Denmark's prime minister said Wednesday she was"disappointed and surprised" that President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled an upcoming visit after she called his idea of buying Greenland"absurd."
The White House had said that Trump would travel to Denmark and Poland over the Labor Day weekend, but Trump wrote in a tweet Tuesday night that he would postpone the Denmark leg after the Frederiksen dismissed his suggestion that the United States was interested in purchasing Greenland. Frederiksen had rejected the possibility of selling Greenland to the United States as"an absurd discussion," according to the Associated Press. Greenland is a autonomous territory of Denmark,
"This does not change the character of our good relations, and we will, of course, from Denmark, continue our ongoing dialogue with the U.S. on how we can develop our cooperation and deal with the many common challenges we are facing," Frederiksen said.
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