Greenland leaders get hero's welcome after US security pact
Greenland leaders get hero's welcome after US security pact

Greenland's delegation was greeted with applause and chanting in Nuuk on Wednesday after signing a security agreement with the United States and Denmark in New York.

Security pact signed in New York

The agreement, signed on 22 September by Donald Trump, Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, allows for an expanded US military presence on Greenland while reaffirming Greenland's right to self-determination.

End to long-running standoff

It comes after a long-running standoff over the strategically located and mineral-rich Arctic island.