Danish Foreign Minister Lars Locke Rasmussen wants to meet his US counterpart Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the forthcoming meeting of NATO ministers, Danish diplomacy said today, stating that Greenland will not be on the agenda.

This meeting, which was originally confirmed in a first announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will take place at a time when the tones between Copenhagen and Washington have risen, with the Danes condemning the fierce criticisms of US Vice President Jaye Di Vassi.

“Work is underway for a possible meeting between Lars Loke Rasmussen and Mark Rubio as part of a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels“Danish diplomacy said in a statement.

“No discussion on Greenland nor the Arctic“, The ministry said, stating that Ukraine and Europe’s security would be on the agenda. These issues are also included in the agenda of NATO’s meeting on Thursday and Friday.

During a speech at the only US military base in Greenland, Jay Di Vance estimated on Friday that Denmark “did not do a good job for the Greenland people“Accusing her mainly of not invested enough on the huge Arctic island, which Donald Trump wants to acquire.

“The 1951 Defense Agreement offers the US many opportunities to have a much stronger presence in Greenland. If this is what you want, let’s discuss it“, The Danish minister replied, referring to the text governing the American presence in Greenland.