Press conference opening remarks by Mette FREDERIKSEN, Danish Prime Minister
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Thank you, President.
I'll give the word to you, and first of all, thank you for hosting, this visit.
It is always a big pleasure for me to be in Greenland,
a beautiful country in the Arctic with a strong and proud people whom I admire so much.
And to you, dear President, dear Ursula, thank you for being here and thank you for also today, Being such a strong supporter of Greenland,
for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for our shared European values, your voice has been very clear the last couple of years.
We needed that and we need it now, so thank you for that.
And As you both have said, the European Union and Greenland have been partners now for about 40 years,
but today this partnership is taken to the next level.
Now we will collectively deliver results for people with the signing of a joint declaration and Even more important,
with concrete projects that will lead to real benefits for the people of Greenland,
and that is what our cooperation is about real benefits for real people in Greenland.
You have already been talking about connectivity, investments in raw materials,
improving energy resilience, and more to come.
And it's very clear also when we were Being around yesterday that Greenland is in a very unique place on Earth.
It is a land of harsh weather and huge distance,
but also with a great potential and a very strong willpower.
And Olof us are aware that the focus on the Arctic increases and Europe will, of course not be a bystander.
And therefore we need to continue to strengthen our common security as we do in Greenland,
where 10 allies in the coming days will participate in the exercise Arctic Shield on land,
at sea.
In the air and when I mentioning it, I also want to underline the importance of our cooperation on security,
and I would like to thank all allies who are present in Greenland now and also in coming.
Weeks, months, and years at the same time, we need to invest more directly into Greenland as we do now in new joint projects,
improving internet access through satellite solutions with funding from Greenland,
of course, Denmark, of course, but now also the European Union.
So working together makes great sense and as Nilla already has said,
Greenland needs Europe, but Europe needs Greenland as well.
So let's get to work and thank you, Ursula, also for, I mean you were only here two years ago and you are right,
we said at that time, please don't make it just as simple, and now you are back and you are delivering. So thank you so much.