Antony Blinken, the outgoing secretary of the United States of America, said that Donald Trump's idea of taking control of Greenland - possibly even with military forces "is not good" and will not happen, The Guardian reports.
"I think the basic positions that we have been working on for the last four years are that we are stronger, more effective and get better results when we work closely with our allies, and not by taking actions that alienate them," he said. Blinken during a press conference in Paris together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Noël Barrot.
"Having said that, the idea given for Greenland is obviously not good, but the most important thing is that it won't happen, so we shouldn't spend too much time talking about it," he said.
Blinken will step down once Joe Biden leaves the presidency on January 20. Trump has nominated Marco Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, to succeed Blinken.
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