Greenland's leader Múte Egede has shut down Donald Trump's attempt to gain control of the territory, but has agreed to negotiate with the President-elect. Speaking at a press conference in Denmark on Friday,

Greenland’s leader Múte Egede said he was prepared to enter into negotiations with President-elect Trump on Friday about the future of the mineral-rich arctic territory

Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede said that he is “ready to talk” with US President-elect Donald Trump, while emphasizing that Greenland has no intention of becoming an American territory.

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 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.

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said that he’s “ready to talk” with President-elect Donald Trump following Trump’s repeated calls to acquire the island. When asked if he was in touch with Trump at the Friday press conference in Copenhagen,

A staged joke or serious threat? Trump seems intent on controlling a territory that's been part of the Danish crown since 1830. Here's how Greenland feels.

Earlier this week, the president-elect did not rule out using military or economic force to take the Danish-controlled territory.