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Greenland parliament ratifies U.S. security agreement
Arab News and Reuters report Greenland's Inatsisartut on Tuesday ratified a September security pact with Washington that provides for two U.S. bases; Denmark's vote is still ahead.
Greenland's parliament on Tuesday ratified a security agreement with the United States that was signed in New York in September by President Donald Trump and Danish and Greenlandic leaders1,2.
Arab News, in a Copenhagen-datelined report, said 16 members of the Inatsisartut voted for the text, seven abstained and none voted against1. Reuters reported the same ratification in a headline that was accessible; its full article could not be read2.
According to Arab News, the pact allows the United States to build two military bases in Greenland and blocks countries outside the European Union and NATO from strategic sectors, a provision the report said is intended to limit Chinese or Russian influence, including through investment1.
Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark1. Arab News said the Danish parliament is expected to ratify the agreement on Nov. 191.
The same report said that since returning to office in January 2025, Trump has repeatedly said the United States needed to control Greenland for strategic reasons, a stance that has alarmed Denmark, a NATO ally, and other partners1. Whether Denmark's legislature will approve the text on the stated timetable, and how the bases would be built, were not established in the sources that could be read in full1,2.
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Greenland parliament ratifies US security deal
The vote count, two planned U.S. bases, and a clause blocking non-EU and non-NATO countries from strategic sectors.
Copenhagen-datelined report that Greenland's parliament ratified a September security pact with the United States, with 16 votes in favor, seven abstentions and none against.
Leaves out Named opposition criticism of the pact's economic value and a timeline for Denmark's parliamentary readings.
Greenland parliament ratifies security deal reached with Trump
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Greenland parliament approves security deal with US, Denmark
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Lawmakers vote 16-0 for trilateral agreement signed in September, while seven abstained.
Where they agree
- Greenland's parliament ratified a security deal involving the United States and associated with Trump.