The leaders of all five parties in Greenland’s parliament put out a rare joint statement on Friday rebuking President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take over the Arctic island. The unified response came after Trump once again suggested this week that the U.

The outgoing prime minister of Greenland on Thursday said he would summon party leaders to strengthen their rejection of US President Donald Trump’s plan to annex the island territory, following his most recent comments on the issue.

The President of the United States has once again expressed a strong interest in bringing Greenland under American control. In a meeting with the NATO Secretary General at the White House, he stated that the US should oversee Greenland for “international security.