By Terje Solsvik and Kanishka Singh

Oslo / Washington (Reuters) – DNARD agreed on Friday to discuss the Arctic Resston, after his first call to Rasmussen, who wanted to control Greenland.

Rasmussen and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a 20-minute conversation in a “good and constructive tone”, with European Security and the situation in the Middle East, the Danish Situation Ministry said. in a statement.

The State Department said Friday that Rubio had “affirmed the strength of the relationship” between the two countries in the call.

Trump has expressed an interest in making Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, part of the United States. He did not rule using military or economic power to persuade Denmark to surrender.

The strategic location of Greenland along the shortest route from Europe to North America, important for the US Ball Ballistic Missile Paspy System, makes it a priority for Trump.

The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette FrederikNSen, on January 15 said that she spoke on the phone with Trump and told him to decide on any independence.

The financial hours reported on Friday that last week’s call between FrePeriksen and Trump was fiery, with Trump insisting that he was serious about his determination to take Greenland. The paper cited by European officials. Trump took office on January 20.

“The security of the Arctic is not on the agenda, but it was agreed that it will be discussed between the United States, Denmark and Greenland at a later date, the Danish Ministry said on Friday.

The Prime Minister of Greenland, amang Egedee, who has raised a push for independence, has repeatedly said that the island will not be sold and that it is up to the people to decide their future.

While Trump has dismissed the possibility of taking Greenland in 2019, in his first term in the White House, his refusal to order the use of military or economic power has shocked many Danes.