Denmark to transfer key defense tasks to Air Greenland


OSLO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Negotiations are underway between Danish Defense Ministry and Air Greenland about leasing aircraft to better carry out surveillance tasks in the region, said a statement released on Saturday by the ministry.

The move is part of a broader policy to involve Greenlandic companies in carrying out state functions, said Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen during a joint press conference in Nuuk with Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt held Saturday afternoon.

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