Key Highlights
- She said that she had discussed the issue with US President Donald Trump and the NATO secretary general, Xinhua news agency reported.
- Noting that the Arctic is a region of strategic importance, Meloni said that in this context, decision by some European countries to deploy troops to strengthen security should be understood.
- Meloni's remarks came in response to Trump's announcement on Saturday that the United States would impose a 10 per cent tariff from February 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland over Greenland, and raise the levy to 25 per cent from the beginning of June unless a deal is reached for the United States to purchase the territory.
- Also Read | ‘Tariff threats are unacceptable’: Macron responds to Trump’s Greenland warning Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy.
- The United States maintains a military base on the island.
