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US, Denmark to hold first high-level talks since Trump's win, FT says

Lars Lokke Rasmussen Foreign Minister of Denmark chairs U.N. Security Council Meeting
April 01, 2025
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(Reuters) -Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week in the first high-level talks since President Donald Trump's re-election and his vow to "take control" of Greenland, the Financial Times said.

The prospect of such talks comes amid simmering tension between the two nations over U.S. interest in taking control of Greenland, the Arctic island controlled by Denmark since 1721.

The meeting is planned for the sidelines of a gathering of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels set to begin on Thursday, the paper said on Tuesday, citing two officials briefed on the preparations.

US, Denmark to hold first high-level talks since Trump's win, FT says
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. flag flies outside U.S. consulate in Nuuk, Greenland

However, the officials warned the event could be cancelled because of tense relations between Copenhagen and Washington, it added.

The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland from April 2 to 4 for talks with the new government of the semi-autonomous territory just days after a visit by U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

On his trip, Vance accused Denmark of not doing a good job of keeping the island safe and suggested the United States would better protect the strategically located island.

(Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Clarence Fernandez)

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