Nordic nations stand ‘in solidarity' with Greenland and Denmark: Norway PM
'You can be fully certain that we stand by you and by Denmark in solidarity,' Store said, addressing Greenland's prime minister at a meeting of Nordic prime ministers in Turku, Finland. 'The Arctic is a regulated area. The Law of the Sea applies, the responsibility of coastal states applies, and we will stand by any community that is feeling pressure on those values,' he said.
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