Greenland's prime minister said he hasn't spoken to President-elect Donald Trump, but that he's open to discussions about what "unites us."

The prime minister of Greenland said Friday that the people of his mineral-rich Arctic territory do not want to be Americans, but he said he understood the U.S. interest in the island given its strategic location and he is open to greater cooperation with the United States.

Meanwhile, Egede has advocated for Greenland's independence, criticizing Denmark as a colonial power with a history of mistreatment toward the island's Indigenous Inuit population