Greenland should start official talks with Denmark on the island's independence as soon as possible, Kuno Fencker, a Greenlandic lawmaker from the government coalition party Siumut, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
"My personal opinion is that we should officially start talks with Denmark on the establishment of a sovereign state of Greenland. There are many possibilities that people should learn about before we hold a referendum. That is why my party has submitted a motion to parliament that we should activate our right to self-determination," he said.
Earlier, Greenland's parliament member, chairman of Naleraq, the largest opposition party in parliament, and former Greenlandic Foreign Minister Pele Broberg told RIA Novosti that Denmark had been threatening Greenland for years every time the question of the island's independence was raised.