Trump signs Greenland deal with Denmark

Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday. (September 22) that permits a larger US military presence on Greenland and may resolve a standoff over the strategically located and mineral-rich island.

The agreement, signed during Trump's visit to the UN General Assembly in New York, stops short of Trump's demand that the US adopt Greenland as a US territory to head off the growing Arctic presence of Russia and China.

But the deal does permit a greater US military presence on the icy territory, an option that emerged as Greenland leaders argued against a complete US takeover.

Trump signed the agreement along with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen in a trilateral ceremony after Trump gave his UN speech.

Frederiksen described the agreement as "a deal that can "last forever" and said it underlines the importance of the NATO alliance and respects Greenland's right to self-determination.