President Donald Trump's interest in buying Greenland has ignited unprecedented interest in full independence from Denmark—a key issue in a parliamentary election on March 11.

Denmark's foreign minister said on Wednesday that it was significant that U.S. President Donald Trump had recognised Greenland's right to self-determination while reiterating an interest in acquiring the island in his address to Congress.

President Trump promised to annex Greenland, the self-governing island that is part of the kingdom of Denmark. “I think we’re going to get it, one way or another we’re going to get it,” he said. Denmark has fiercely resisted Trump’s attempts to seize Greenland from Denmark,