Greenland’s leader Múte Egede said he is prepared to enter into negotiations with President-elect Trump about the future of the mineral-rich arctic territory — but warned his people had no interest in becoming Americans.

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said he is “ready” to talk with President-elect Trump, who has recently expressed ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, the world’s largest island.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte B. Egede’s comments came after US President-elect Donald Trump said he wouldn’t rule out using military force or economic pressure in order to make Greenland a part of the United States.

Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said on Friday he was ready to speak with US President-elect Donald Trump, who has said he wants control over the Arctic island, and urged respect for the island’s independence aspirations.

The prime minister of the Greenland says the people of his mineral-rich Arctic territory don’t want to be Americans but that he’s open to greater cooperation with the United States

The island’s rare earth minerals and plum Arctic position have turned it into a geopolitical hotspot and the object of American fantasies.

President-elect Donald Trump's idea of acquiring Greenland comes as the Arctic region grows in strategic importance for economic and military reasons. He's already meeting resistance.

The president-elect’s coveting of Greenland, and a shabby visit by his son, reignite a debate over independence