Greenland parliament approves security deal with US, Denmark

Lawmakers in the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland have approved an agreement with Denmark and the United States aimed at bolstering security in the Arctic and North Atlantic. The deal was passed 16-0 on Tuesday, with seven lawmakers abstaining. The agreement was signed in September by US President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. It followed months of negotiations behind the scenes amid growing tensions over Trump’s repeated threats to seize the vast, resource-rich Arctic island. Greenlandic Foreign Minister Mute Egede said the ratification was another important step for the self-governing island.