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.

The U.S. ally is signaling its willingness to negotiate military and economic matters related to the island but not to sell it.

The prime minister said that while Greenlanders do not want to become Americans, “the reality is we are going to work with the U.S. — yesterday, today and tomorrow.”

The U.S. ally is signaling its willingness to negotiate military and economic matters related to the island but not to sell it.

Greenland has expressed its willingness to collaborate with the United States on territorial defense and the development of local mining resources. Prime Minister Múte Egede stated that his government is exploring ways to engage in discussions with Donald Trump,