Greenland’s leader will meet in Copenhagen today with the king of Denmark (pictured) in the shadow of threats from President-elect Donald Trump who wants control of this Arctic island.

On Tuesday Trump, who takes office on January 20, said he would not rule out going ahead in military or economic actions at the expense of Denmark in order to pass Greenland under the ownership of the USA.

On the same day, his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., made a private visit to the mineral-rich island.

Greenland Prime Minister Mute Eggende, who arrived late Tuesday night in Copenhagen, had announced before his visit that he was postponing his meeting with Denmark’s King Frederik that had been scheduled for today.

But on Wednesday, the Danish Palace announced that the meeting would take place without giving details.

With a population of 57,000 Greenland it has been part of Denmark for 600 years and today it controls the greater part of its internal affairs as a semi-autonomous territory as part of the Danish territory.

Its relations with Denmark have recently been strained following revelations about Denmark’s mishandling of its affairs in the early 20th century. Among them the case of forced birth control in the 1960s.

Egende has declared that the island is not for sale, while in his New Year’s speech he reiterated his desire for Greenland’s independence from its former colonial power.

But Denmark also maintains that Greenland is not for sale and that its fate can only be decided by Greenlanders.

In 2019, Trump canceled a planned visit to Denmark after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rejected his idea to buy Greenland.