US, Denmark, Greenland to Form Working Group to Find Agreement on Island’s Future

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland in Washington on Jan. 14.
US, Denmark, Greenland to Form Working Group to Find Agreement on Island’s Future
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (L) and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak at a news conference at the Danish Embassy in Washington on Jan. 14, 2026. Emel Akan/The Epoch Times
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WASHINGTON—Following a White House meeting on Jan. 14, the foreign ministers of Denmark and its semi-autonomous territory of Greenland said they had agreed to form a high-level working group with the United States to help steer Greenland’s future.

At present, Greenland is a territory of Denmark and is covered under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance. U.S. President Donald Trump, however, has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring Greenland or otherwise asserting control over the island territory.

Ryan Morgan is a reporter for The Epoch Times focusing on military and foreign affairs.
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