Pompeo says US to expand Arctic role to deter Russia, China [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Updated 11:23 am CDT, Wednesday, July 22, 2020

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the United States will become more active in the Arctic to counter growing Russian influence and thwart attempts by China to insert itself into the region.

During a brief visit to Denmark, Pompeo hailed the reopening of the U.S. Consulate in the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland and announced a new sustainable fisheries and commercial engagement agreement with the Faroe Islands, another Danish territory in the North Atlantic.

"It’s a new day for the United States in Greenland,” Pompeo told reporters at a joint news conference with Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod.

The U.S. Consulate in Nuuk, Greenland's capital, reopened in June after a decades-long hiatus. The move attracted attention because of U.S. President Donald Trump's stated interest last year in purchasing Greenland from Denmark.

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, is welcomed by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at Marienborg Castle, the Prime Minister's Residence in Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday July 22, 2020. (Thibault Savary / Pool via AP)

Source: AP