Press Statement Richard Boucher, Spokesman Washington, DC December 18, 2002
Secretary Powell Meets with the Foreign Minister of Denmark and the Minister for Economic Affairs and Vice Premier of the Greenland Home Rule GovernmentSecretary of State Colin L. Powell met Wednesday afternoon, December 18, 2002, with Per Stig Moeller, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark, and Josef Motzfeldt, Minister for Economic Affairs and Vice Premier of the Greenland Home Rule Government. At this meeting Secretary Powell gave to Foreign Minister Moeller a letter requesting permission to upgrade the early warning radar at Thule, Greenland. A number of related issues were discussed, including the process by which the governments of Denmark and Greenland will consider the U.S. request.
Released on December 18, 2002
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