Trump is not going to Denmark because they do not want to sell it …

The American president, Donald Trump suspended his official visit to Denmark on 2-3 September due to Copenhagen's refusal to deal with the sale of Greenland. The decision to cancel the diplomatic visit was considered an "offense" by the political clbad of the Nordic country. "Considering that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will postpone the meeting on another occasion," Trump said last night via Twitter.

Representatives of the main Danish political parties described the US president's response as "disrespect and insult to the country and, above all, to Queen Margaret II", who had officially invited him. The Royal Danish House simply replied through the intermediary of its spokesperson that the news was a "surprise".

"Trump lives on another planet, self-sufficient and disrespectful", wrote on Twitter Pernille Skipper, spokesman for the single list, one of the forces that support the executive of Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister.

The head of the Liberal Social Party and Frederiksen's ally, Morten Østergaard, said that the reality had gone beyond fantasies and was surprised that Nobody in Washington told Trump that he could not buy Greenland.

"The President of the United States has suspended his visit to Denmark because there was no point in discussing a sale in Greenland." Is this a joke? Profoundly offensive to Greenlanders and the Danes, "said former Social Democrat Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

The visit to Copenhagen was the last leg of Trump's official trip to Europe. It will begin with its participation in the summit of the group of Seven most developed countries (G7) in Biarritz, France, from August 24 to 26, and will continue in Poland from August 31 to September 2.

The answer from Greenland

"Greenland is not for sale." Greenland is not Danish, it is Greenlandic. I really hope this has not been said seriously, "said the visiting Minister, reaffirming the Arctic Islands' autonomy status.

The Greenland authorities have stated that the island was not for sale, after the US press announced that Trump was interested in buying the vast Danish autonomous territory. "Greenland is open for business, not for sale," they said.

Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal revealed that Trump had consulted with his advisers on the possibility for the United States to buy this territory of 56,000 inhabitants. The White House has not issued any official statement on the subject, although the US president has acknowledged his interest.

Why Greenland

Greenland is a gigantic Arctic island, rich in two million square kilometers of natural resources, such as oil, gas, gold, diamonds, uranium, zinc and lead, which undergoes the effects of climate change. The thaw, which raises the level of the sea, has multiplied by four between 2003 and 2013.

Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953, when it entered the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1979, the island acquired the status of "autonomous territory", although its economy is largely based on grants from Copenhagen.

Specialists emphasize the geostrategic importance of the island in relation to the Arctic. In addition to expanding commercial ties, the territory is considered strategic to expand the defense and security of the United States and to compete with Russia and China.