Nato chief cannot negotiate on behalf of Greenland or Denmark, says Danish PM

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Source: theguardian.com
Nato chief cannot negotiate on behalf of Greenland or Denmark, says Danish PM

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The Danish government has said Mark Rutte cannot negotiate on behalf of Denmark or Greenland over the future of the Arctic island, as the broad outlines of a deal apparently struck by the Nato secretary general and Donald Trump began to emerge.

The US president said after meeting Rutte on Wednesday the “framework of a future deal” had been found to settle the transatlantic dispute over Greenland following weeks of escalating tensions that risked the biggest breakdown in relations in decades.

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