- Title: U.S. foreign policy under Trump's administration in 2019
- Date: 18th December 2019
- Summary: Denmark's prime minister said on Wednesday (August 21) that U.S. President Donald Trump's cancellation of a state visit after Denmark rebuffed his interest in purchasing Greenland would not affect close relations between the two allies. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (FILE - AUGUST 21, 2019) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Danish and English) DANISH PRIME MINISTER, METTE FREDERIKSEN, SAYING: "It is with regret and surprise that I received the news that (U.S.) President (Donald) Trump has cancelled his state visit to Denmark on the second and third of September. I had been looking forward to the visit, our preparations were well underway. It was an opportunity, I think, to celebrate Denmark's close relationship to (the) U.S. and... who remains one of Denmark's closest allies. I was looking forward to having a dialogue on the many shared interested Denmark has with U.S. Furthermore, the development in the Arctic region call(s) for further cooperation between the U.S. and Greenland, Faroe Islands and Denmark. And therefore, I would like to underline our invitation for stronger cooperation on Arctic Affairs still stands." WHITE FLASH Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday (August 21) the short notice with which U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled his visit to Denmark was "unusual." COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (FILE - AUGUST 21, 2019) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Danish) DANISH PRIME MINISTER, METTE FREDERIKSEN, ANSWERING QUESTION ON HOW SHE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CANCELLATION, SAYING: "There was a message from the White House to the Danish Embassy during the night. And if to follow up you ask whether it's a bit unusual that the message was given with such short notice, then I would think the answer is 'yes'."
- Embargoed: 1st January 2020 18:39
- Keywords: Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Donald Trump Greenland Greenland's Prime Minister Kim Kielsen Iran JCPOA Mike Pompeo Rouhani Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Triton Trump Trump protest US foreign policy baby blimp buying Greenland drone nuclear deal oil tankers
- Location: VARIOUS
- City: VARIOUS
- Country: Various
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA013BAJ0DON
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: FOREIGN POLICY 2019 CONTINUES IN EDITS:
0469-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 2
0470-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 3
0471-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 4
0472-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 5
0474-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 6
0475-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 7
PLEASE NOTE: PART QUALITY AS INCOMING - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None