US special envoy Jeff Landry, appointed by President Donald Trump last year to push forward American control over Greenland, arrived in Nuuk on Sunday, local media reported.
Landry, who is the governor of Louisiana, has previously supported Trump's goal of making the vast Arctic territory part of the United States. This ambition has been strongly opposed by both the Greenlandic and Danish governments, which have repeatedly said that Greenland is not for sale.
Footage from Nuuk published by public media DR showed Landry disembarking from a plane.
He is scheduled to attend the "Future Greenland" business conference on May 19-20 and will be accompanied by the US Ambassador to Denmark, Kenneth Howery.
The conference organizer, Business Greenland, had not invited Landry, but said the meeting was open to anyone who wanted to register.
The US Embassy in Copenhagen said earlier this week that Landry and Howery would "meet with a broad range of Greenlanders to listen and learn, with the aim of expanding economic opportunities, building human connections, and increasing understanding between the United States and Greenland."
In an effort to ease tensions, Greenland, Denmark and the US agreed earlier this year to hold high-level diplomatic negotiations to resolve the crisis, although the outcome of these ongoing talks has not yet been announced. Reuters.
Greenland's Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, stated earlier this week that increasing the US military presence was part of ongoing negotiations with Washington.
So far, no official meetings between Landry and Greenlandic politicians have been confirmed during his visit.
