Macron will be the first foreign head of state to set foot on the vast territory -- roughly nine times larger than the UK, with 80 percent of its area covered in ice -- since Trump's annexation threats.
The deep sea, Greenland and Antarctica are “not for sale”, Macron said Monday at a UN oceans summit, remarks clearly directed at Trump’s expansionist claims.
Following his arrival in Greenland's capital Nuuk at 11:30 am (1230 GMT), the French leader will visit a glacier, a hydroelectric power plant and a Danish frigate.
Macron’s trip will be “a signal in itself made at the request of Danish and Greenlandic authorities”, his office said.
The Danish invitation to Macron contrasts sharply with the reception granted US Vice President JD Vance, whose one-day trip to Greenland in March was seen as a provocation by both Nuuk and Copenhagen.
The Pituffik base is an essential part of Washington's missile defence infrastructure, its location putting it on the shortest route for missiles fired from Russia at the United States.
Denmark has also repeatedly stressed that Greenland “is not for sale.”
As a result, Copenhagen in January announced a $2-billion plan to boost its military presence in the Arctic region.
During his visit, Macron plans to discuss Arctic security and how to include the territory in “European action” to contribute to its development, while “respecting its sovereignty”, his office said.
Macron will also see firsthand the effects of climate change when he visits a glacier on Mount Nunatarsuaq, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Nuuk.
France intends to “massively reinvest in the knowledge of these ecosystems,“ following the footsteps of famed French explorer Paul-Emile Victor who carried out multiple expeditions to Greenland, Macron’s office said.
At a hydroelectric power station in Buksefjorden, located 600 metres inside a mountain and funded by the European Union, the three leaders will discuss Greenland's decarbonisation and energy supply.
Unlike Denmark, Greenland is not part of the European Union but is on the list of Overseas Territories associated with the bloc.
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