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Iceland's PM Slams Trump's Map Showing Nordic Nation as Part of US
(MENAFN) Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir on Tuesday sharply criticized a map circulated by US President Donald Trump that portrayed several nations — Iceland among them — as US territory.
“In my view, the undertone of what we are seeing here is absurd,” Frostadottir told reporters at a news conference, according to an Icelandic broadcaster.
She went further, calling Trump's social media post an “insult” and rejecting any attempt to trivialize the matter: "There is nothing funny or normal about making jokes about the sovereignty of states, especially today, when sovereignty cannot be taken for granted," she said.
The map in question depicted the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean all draped in the American flag, with the whole region labeled "United States of America."
In response, Frostadottir confirmed that Iceland's government had summoned the US ambassador to the Foreign Ministry over the post, saying the move was meant to “make it absolutely clear that, from our perspective, this was completely unacceptable.”
“No one else can decide or bargain over our independence or sovereignty. We do that on our own terms,” she added.
Iceland's Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir separately reaffirmed the country's backing of Greenland, pledging that Reykjavik would remain firmly aligned with the Greenlandic people. She noted, however, that Iceland still hopes to preserve its working relationship with Washington on fronts such as trade and defense.
Frostadottir, for her part, acknowledged that Iceland's bilateral ties with the US have not been strained by the episode, though she maintained that Trump's post carries real significance and should not be brushed aside.
“In my view, the undertone of what we are seeing here is absurd,” Frostadottir told reporters at a news conference, according to an Icelandic broadcaster.
She went further, calling Trump's social media post an “insult” and rejecting any attempt to trivialize the matter: "There is nothing funny or normal about making jokes about the sovereignty of states, especially today, when sovereignty cannot be taken for granted," she said.
The map in question depicted the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean all draped in the American flag, with the whole region labeled "United States of America."
In response, Frostadottir confirmed that Iceland's government had summoned the US ambassador to the Foreign Ministry over the post, saying the move was meant to “make it absolutely clear that, from our perspective, this was completely unacceptable.”
“No one else can decide or bargain over our independence or sovereignty. We do that on our own terms,” she added.
Iceland's Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir separately reaffirmed the country's backing of Greenland, pledging that Reykjavik would remain firmly aligned with the Greenlandic people. She noted, however, that Iceland still hopes to preserve its working relationship with Washington on fronts such as trade and defense.
Frostadottir, for her part, acknowledged that Iceland's bilateral ties with the US have not been strained by the episode, though she maintained that Trump's post carries real significance and should not be brushed aside.
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