New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday (January 26) that he and US President Donald Trump have agreed on two "workstreams" to reduce tensions over the semi-autonomous territory of Greenland, a strategic Arctic region.

Rutte told members of the European Parliament that one of the workstreams falls under NATO's collective responsibility.

"Basically, what was discussed last week, what in the end we agreed was two workstreams going forward: one workstream is for NATO collectively, to take more responsibility for the defence of the Arctic," Rutte said.

He added that NATO's role will focus on preventing Russia and China from gaining greater access to the Arctic region.

"So one workstream will be to see how be...