Denmark Sees ‘Fundamental Disagreement’ With US on Greenland (1)

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussensaid a “fundamental disagreement” remained after a meeting of top diplomats in Washington, while announcing an agreement to form a high-level working group on Greenland amid threats of a US takeover.

“I’m not saying anything is solved. It’s not solved,” Rasmussen told reporters after the meeting, which he characterized as “frank but constructive.”

Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, arrives at the Danish Embassy following a meeting at the White House in Washington on Jan. 14.

Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg

“For us, ideas that would not respect territorial integrity of the kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenland people are of course totally unacceptable and we therefore still have a fundamental disagreement,” Rasmussen said. “We will, ...