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US President Donald Trump has not said canceled a state visit to Denmark, The Nation , the Prime Minister , Greenland was for sale to US.

The President was scheduled to visit, on 2. September, at The Invitation of Denmark's Queen Margrethe II.

Then, last week, Mr Trump suggested that interested US in the purchase of Greenland , an Autonomous Danish territory.

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen , who described the proposal as "absurd" and said they hope that Mr Trump was serious.

Ms Frederiksen is by the statement later on Wednesday.

As we have here?

While praising Denmark as a "special country," Mr Trump said in a tweet on Tuesday his planned visit would not go any further, because Ms Frederiksen had "no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland ".

The cancellation was confirmed by a White house spokesman.

The Danish Royal House also confirmed it was informed of the cancellation. The house is the head of communications, Lene Balleby, told the BBC, "it was definitely a surprise."

Only a few hours before Mr Trump announced the cancellation, the US Ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands , tweeted: "Denmark is ready for the POTUS @realDonaldTrump visit! Partner, Ally, Friend. "

Mr Trump had previously confirmed reports that he was interested in making a purchase interested in Greenland . When asked on Sunday if he he answered, in the view of trade in U.S. territory for The Island : "Now, a lot of things that could be done. "

"basically, it is a great Real Estate deal," he said. Then, on Monday, the US President , a picture posted on Social Media a high Golden clouds shows scratches between the houses of a small village on The Island .

How Denmark has responded?

The termination of what was considered to be an important state visit in Denmark has been described as a "farce" by the leader of the populist Danish people's party, Kristian Thulesen Dahl.

"thinks What This Man from when? And with the justification that they are worthy of an April fool's joke," he wrote in a tweet.

the Danish Conservative member of Parliament, Rasmus Jarlov , who said earlier that "all things do not happen, this is very unlikely", accused Mr. Trump of little respect for his country in a tweet on Wednesday.

the Former Foreign Minister , Kristian Jensen , said Mr. Trump's move will result in Total Chaos "had". "He has Need said of a great opportunity for an intensified dialogue between the Alliance partners to a diplomatic crisis," he, adding: "to be the cooperation back on Track . "

A spokeswoman for the left-wing Red-Green Alliance, Pernille Skipper , said: "Trump is living on another planet. Self-sufficient and disrespectful. "

Pia Kjaersgaard, the populist former speaker of the Danish Parliament, said it showed a "complete lack of respect", and added: "Rude behavior of the Danish people and The Queen who has invited Him . "

Danish royal expert and historian Lars Hovbakke Sorensen said, the whole episode was "very strange".

"This is a violation of all the traditions and etiquette, and makes it seem like the trump administration, a view on state visits in a totally different way," he told Danish station TV2.

Why would Greenland 's appeal to trump?

Mr Trump reportedly has interest in Greenland , in part, because of its natural resources, such as coal, zinc, copper and Iron Ore .

But while Greenland , rich in minerals, it is currently in Denmark for two-thirds of budget revenues. It has high rate of suicide, alcoholism and Unemployment .

President Trump confirmed reports that he was interested in buying Greenland

Two People briefed on the talks told the New York Times because of its location.

The US has long seen The Island , along a direct route from Europe to North America as strategically important. It is the Thule Air Force and the radar was based on the beginning of the Cold War , which is now the space surveillance covers and forms the northernmost part of the U.S. ballistic missile early warning system.

Meanwhile, new Arctic sea routes opened, since Climate Change , the melting of the ice in the region continue to accelerate.

Mr Trump, the latest offering also comes at a time that China is taking a great interest in the Region. Last year, a state-owned Chinese construction company announced the plans for the construction of new airports in Greenland - But they moved in June of this year.

the Republican representative Mike Gallagher

"The United States has a compelling strategic interest in Greenland , and this should definitely be on the table," he tweeted.

Where exactly is Greenland ?

Greenland is the largest island in The World (after Australia, which is defined as a continent in its own right). It is an Autonomous Danish territory, which is located between the North Atlantic and the Arctic ocean.

It has a population of about 56,000 people and is concentrated around the coast. Almost 90% of the indigenous Greenlandic Inuit. It has a limited self-government and a Parliament.

More Than 80% of The Island is covered by a layer of ice, the feared melting due to Global Warming . The melting of the ice treasures have an increased access to The Island ground.

But it is also believed that the soft end of the ice, exposing the toxic nuclear waste that was left at several U.S. military locations during the Cold War .

Has the US tried to buy The Island ?

The idea of the purchase of Greenland was initially planned that during the 1860s under The Presidency of Andrew Johnson .

In 1867, suggested that Greenland 's strategic location, together with its wealth of resources, made it an ideal acquisition.

it was, However, made no official step, up to 1946, when Harry Truman offered Denmark $100m for the area. He had formerly been with the idea of swapping land is carried in Alaska for strategic parts of Greenland , reported AP.

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Source of news: bbc.com