Denmark, U.S. reach defence agreement

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen hold a press conference on defense cooperation with the United States, in the Hall of Mirrors in the State Ministry in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 19, 2023. Ritzau Scanpix/Emil Helms via REUTERS

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark has reached a defence agreement with the United States that will allow U.S. soldiers and military equipment to be based on Danish soil, the country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday.

The 10-year agreement was announced after the United States signed similar agreements with Finland and Sweden this month.