French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot spoke out about US President Donald Trump’s intentions to acquire control over Greenland, saying that “France stands by Greenland's side," in a post to X/Twitter on Sunday.
Barrot arrived in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, on Saturday evening to express France's "solidarity" with the Greenlandic people, French newspaper Lematin reported.
The visit comes three days after Danish television revealed that at least three Americans linked to President Donald Trump had carried out influence operations in Greenland. Denmark immediately summoned the US ambassador for an explanation.
"This visit will highlight the depth of our bilateral friendship and demonstrate France's solidarity with Denmark, Greenland, and the Greenlandic people in the face of current challenges," the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
US and Europe fight over Greenland
"These are regions that are certainly far away, but which are today gripped by a form of conflict, a new form of aggression, which is why France, a major maritime power, is present today," the minister stressed.
Emmanuel Macron had already traveled to Greenland in mid-June to express European solidarity with its people, criticizing Trump's desire to annex the Arctic island.
After his election, the American president explained that he "needed" Greenland, particularly for the security of the United States, repeatedly declaring his desire to seize it.
Greenland, supported by its guardian power, retorted that it was not for sale and that it would decide its own future.