The King of Denmark, Frederik X, arrived in Greenland for a visit intended to show solidarity with the semi-autonomous Danish territory, that American president Donald Trump said that he wanted to take over because of his strategic location of the Arctic.
The monarch's trip to the capital of Nuuk island is following a visit to Copenhagen earlier this week by the new Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
Frederik told Danish media that he was happy to be in Greenland and said his visit had no specific mission. Nielsen told journalists that Frederik's love for Greenland could not be questioned, adding that the monarch is appreciated on the island.
The King of Denmark should meet the new Greeen government this week and attend a traditional “Kaffemik” or a coffee break, where he will speak with the inhabitants.
The bad weather forced him to cancel a trip scheduled for Wednesday to park North – the most northern military and scientific station on the island – as well as a meeting with an elite unit of special dogs with the most remote patrol in Greenland.
The royal family of Denmark traditionally makes annual trips to the island and Frederik went to Greenland last July, months after taking the Danish throne after the abdication of his mother.
The last trip comes after the US vice-president JD Vance visited a American military base back on the island earlier this month and accused Denmark of subinvestir.
Trump has repeatedly expressed an interest in Greenland rich in minerals and has not excluded to take the island by military force, even if Denmark is an ally of NATO in the United States.
Political parties in Greenland – which are looking towards a possible independence from Denmark for years – have recently agreed to form a new broad coalition government in the face of Trump conceptions in the territory.
The largest island in the world – which houses around 57,000 people – was a Danish colony until it became an autonomous territory of Denmark in 1979.
Since 2009, Greenland has held the right to declare independence through a referendum.
