The agreement gives the "United States permanent control over the security and all other needs of Greenland, which fully addresses all American concerns," Trump writes.
An agreement is expected to be signed in the coming week in connection with the UN General Assembly, according to a press release from the Danish government.
"An agreement that strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic, and is therefore also good for NATO and Europe. And an agreement that at the same time recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination," says Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen there.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, head of government of Greenland, which is a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark, says the agreement is “for the benefit of us all.”
Trump writes that the deal involves "no costs" for the United States.
"At my direction, we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to ensure that the United States will forever have the full ability to do what is necessary in Greenland to ensure and defend the security of Greenland and the United States," he writes, partly in capital letters.
Strategic importance
According to Trump, none of the US's adversaries will now be able to have a military presence in Greenland or make "sensitive investments" without the US's "express written approval."
"For over 100 years, presidents have known the strategic importance of Greenland, but none of them have been able to do anything about it. I am proud to be the president who permanently and finally addressed this very important situation," Trump writes.
The agreement is "eternal" according to the president.
"We will immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence in a suitable part of Greenland, of which there are many. We will cooperate with the people of Greenland in its development and reconstruction. This solution is excellent for the United States, Denmark, Greenland and all our allies," he writes.
Has threatened to take over
The issue of Greenland has been a recurring theme during Trump's presidency. It has caused great concern in Greenland and Denmark when he threatened that the United States would take over the island, including by military means.
Trump has justified this by saying that the Arctic is an increasingly important part of the world, and that China and Russia are increasingly active there.
The US already has military access to Greenland.
After World War II, Denmark and the United States signed an agreement in 1951 that gave the United States the right to help Denmark by “establishing and/or managing … defense areas” in Greenland, which was then a colony. Which areas are up to the countries to agree on, according to the agreement – which gives the United States far-reaching rights in such areas.
The agreement has since been updated several times, including by including the Greenlandic self-government as a party.
