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the governor general Mary Simon is inside Norway to start the journey that will also visit Denmark and Greenlandwhich comes just weeks after the US president Donald Trump the annexation of Greenland was threatened.
A statement from Rideau Hall said the trip would include the leaders of Norway, Denmark and Greenland for “Arctic cooperation” and emphasized the role of indigenous and northern communities in shaping the future of Arctic societies and sovereignty – including Greenland.
In Norway, Simon is attending the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø and will meet with royalty from the Kingdom of Norway, including Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja, as well as HRH Crown Prince Haakon, in Oslo.
Simon also spoke at a youth-led fireside chat and dialogue in which indigenous Sámi women spoke about Arctic politics and diplomacy.
From Thursday to Saturday, Simon will travel to the Kingdom of Denmark and then to Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory.
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In Copenhagen, he will meet with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and in Greenland with Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
Simon will also attend the opening of the Canadian consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.
Trump has threatened tariffs on countries that oppose his Greenland ambitions and, at one point, would not rule out the use of military force annex Danish territory.
He later said at the World Economic Forum that he would not use force.
Greenland is also a member of NATO and the European Union.
it’s January 21, Trump announced that he had reached a “framework” for a “future deal” with Greenland and reversed course on his threats of tariffs, but there was no indication that the “deal” would allow the annexation Trump sought. Instead, NATO said it was focusing on security in the region.
“Discussions among NATO Allies on the framework mentioned by the President will focus on ensuring the security of the Arctic through the joint efforts of the Allies, in particular the seven Arctic Allies,” a NATO spokesman said.
“Negotiations between Denmark, Greenland and the United States will continue with the aim of ensuring that Russia and China never gain a foothold – economically or militarily – in Greenland.”
– said the Danish Prime Minister Greenland’s sovereignty cannot be included in any negotiations with Trumpbut the door remains open for discussions on politics, security, investments and the economy.
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