Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday she had spoken on the phone with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and told him that it is up to Greenland itself to decide on any independence.

Donald Trump confirmed his interest in acquiring Greenland for the US, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said following a 45-minute phone call with the incoming US president on Wednesday.

The prime minister of the Greenland says the people of his mineral-rich Arctic territory don't want to be Americans but that he's open to greater cooperation with the United States.

In a conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen responded to his ambitions for Greenland. She stated that the island's autonomy must decide on its independence,