Davos, Jan. 21 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for "immediate negotiations" with European allies to discuss a potential United States' acquisition of Greenland, stressing that the move would not threaten NATO but rather strengthen the alliance.

Speaking at the 56th Annual Summit of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the US President argued that Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, could be better developed and secured under US control and talked of benefits for both the US and European nations.

"It's the United States alone that can protect this giant mass of land, this giant piece of ice, develop it and improve it and make it so that it's good for Europe and safe for Europe and good for us. That's the r...