Denmark and Greenland – an autonomous Danish territory – both hailed the deal and said they would sign it on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next week.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said today that the potential signing meant “next week could be a good week”.
“A long period of uncertainty will hopefully be replaced by a binding agreement that strengthens security in the Arctic and North Atlantic,” the foreign minister said in a social media post.
He added that the deal, which he said respected Denmark’s “red lines”, was “important” in light of a changed security situation.
RTE: Denmark hails ‘binding’ Greenland security deal with US