France, Dec. 23 -- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Monday he would summon US Ambassador Kenneth Howery after Trump named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland.

Landry responded to the appointment in a post on X saying "it's an honour to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the US." Greenland belongs to Greenlanders

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a joint statement that Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, belongs to Greenlanders.

"We have said it before. Now, we say it again. National borders and the sovereignty of states are rooted in international law," they said."They are fundamental p...