The Hague, Jan 19 (IANS) Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel on Sunday condemned the US imposition of tariffs on European countries over Greenland, calling it an act of “blackmail.”The minister said on WNL op Zondag, a Sunday talk show on the Dutch public broadcaster NPO, that it was unacceptable to use trade tariffs as a tool to exert political or military pressure, describing the measure as “blackmail.”Van Weel said there is still room for the measure to be withdrawn before it takes effect o…
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Rome, Jan 19 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that the US imposition of tariffs on European countries over Greenland is “a mistake.”According to Italy’s Rai News, Meloni made the remarks during a visit to South Korea. She said that she had discussed the issue with US President Donald Trump and the NATO secretary general, Xinhua news agency reported.Noting that the Arctic is a region of strategic importance, Meloni said that in this context, decision by some European countries to…