Denmark warned the United States Monday to respect its sovereignty after President Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory Trump has threatened to annex, APA reports, citing Barron's.
Trump announced early Monday that he had named the governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, as US special envoy to Greenland.
The vast majority of Greenland's 57,000 people want to become independent from Denmark, but do not wish to become part of the United States, according to a January opinion poll.
Leaders of both Denmark and Greenland have repeatedly insisted that the huge Arctic island is not for sale and that it will decide its future itself.
"The appointment confirms the continued American interest in Greenland," Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Monday in a statement emailed to AFP.
"However, we insist that everyone -– including the US –- must show respect for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark."
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