The Prime Minister of Greenland Kuupik Kleist has said that his government will not favour the EU over China or other potential investors for access to the country’s rare earth minerals.
Kleist said it would not be fair "to protect others' interests more than protecting, for instance, China's" according to the BBC.
"All are welcome if they meet our conditions and our requirements to operate in Greenland," Mr Kleist said, adding that he would resist pressure from the EU over the highly valuable minerals.
Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark but unlike Denmark, is not part of the EU.
China is currently the largest producer of rare earths, mining around 97% of the output around the world. Restriction of exports has led to trade disputes with the US, EU and Japan.
