Any security framework for Greenland negotiated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte must be presented to all NATO allies before it can move forward, Spain’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
Speaking to Euronews on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, José Manuel Albares stressed that the discussions between Rutte and US President Donald Trump were not a NATO decision. He described them as a bilateral exchange between the NATO chief and one member state.
Albares said he was only aware of the public announcement made a day earlier and that no further details had been shared with allied foreign ministers. He added that other NATO countries were in the same position and expected that any proposals discussed would eventually be brought before NATO’s governing council.
President Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration had reached an agreement with the NATO secretary general on security arrangements for Greenland. The move could allow the United States to expand its military presence in the Arctic and increase the number of US bases on the island, following weeks of rising tensions.
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