COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark is willing to invest more in Greenland and grant the Arctic island greater authority over its foreign policy affairs, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday.

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Saturday’s flight kicked off the airline’s twice weekly seasonal service, from June to September, between Newark and Nuuk. The plane has around 165 seats.

The French president is visiting the Danish autonomous territory on Sunday. He will meet with Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen.

French President Emmanuel Macron's first trip to Greenland is aimed at shoring up Europe's political backing for Denmark and its semiautonomous territory.

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Greenland, which President Donald Trump wants to annex for US national and international security needs, is an ice-covered self-governing Danish