The U.S. ally is signaling its willingness to negotiate military and economic matters related to the island but not to sell it.

One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America’s closest ally in the European Union, and that no one could have imagined it’d be the first Trump would pick a

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said he is “ready” to talk with President-elect Trump, who has recently expressed ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, the world’s largest island.

Denmark has reportedly reached out to the Trump transition team seeking to meet about the future of Greenland.

During his visit to Israel on Monday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen delivered a statement stating that Denmark recognized that the U.S. had security interests in the Arctic and was ready to discuss with them the incoming administration of president-elect Donald Trump.