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.

Greenland's prime minister says the people of his Arctic territory don't want to be American or Danish, but he's open to cooperation with the U.S.

The incoming U.S. president has reiterated his desire to acquire the strategically important Arctic island of Greenland but his loud bid may not only be about security.