VILNIUS - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said on Tuesday that the situation surrounding Greenland would become clearer after talks this week between Denmark and the United States.
Budrys said the outcome of a meeting between Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio would allow a clearer assessment of Washington's intentions.
"Our expectation is clear: that everything will proceed in the spirit of the Washington Treaty, to which the United States is also a party - that allies resolve uncertainties among themselves peacefully and without posing a threat to international peace, security and justice," the minister told reporters.
He added that Lithuania expected the issue to be handled within the framework of international law.
Budrys also said Lithuania was ready to contribute to security efforts in the Arctic, noting its active role in the Nordic-Baltic group.
"If security in the North is a concern for the Nordic countries and for NATO as a whole, we are ready to take part," he said.
Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers are expected to meet Rubio later this week.
US President Donald Trump said over the weekend that the United States would have Greenland "one way or the other," warning that if the United States did not take control of the Arctic island, Russia or China would. Trump has previously voiced similar intentions.
Last week, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement with Denmark to show their backing for Copenhagen and Greenland against Trump.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any US attack on a NATO ally would mark the end of 80 years of transatlantic security ties.
Most of Greenland's residents and political parties have said they oppose a US takeover, insisting that Greenlanders alone must decide their future.
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