Greenland businesses at the eye of geopolitical storm

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  Donald Trump wants to take and develop Greenland, but what do businesses there think?

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  It's world business expressed from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Liana Byrne.

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  High Rocks.

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  After Venezuela, now it's Greenland that finds itself at the centre of a geopolitical struggle.

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  We need Greenland for the standpoint of national security and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,

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  I can tell you.

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  As US President Donald Trump speaking to the press on Air Force One on Sunday,

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  prompting European leaders to push back.

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  But beyond the politics, what does this uncertainty mean for business?

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  Christian Keltzen is the managing director of the Greenland Business Association,

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  which represents more than 300 companies from all sections of the business community.

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  I think you'll find that people are very annoyed with what's going on now.

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  Green has been very, very clear.

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  We're not for sale.

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  We're not interested in becoming American.

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  We are interested in dialogue.

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  We're interested in being part of the global economy.

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  We're interested in international relations, diplomacy, and so on.

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