The Greenland Government condemns the action taken by Greenpeace against Greenland

The Greenland Government has this morning been informed that Greenpeace has broken the safety zone surrounding Cairn Energy’s drilling rig Stena Don. It has furthermore been disclosed that Greenpeace activists have forced their entry into the drilling rig. This constitutes an obvious illegal act that disregards the democratic rules. It furthermore constitutes a severe violation of the safety regulations put in place to protect human lives and the environment.

- The drilling in progress has therefore been stopped and Greenpeace has once again succeeded in impeding Greenland’s opportunities to secure the economic foundation for its people’s condition of life, states the Premier of the Greenland Government Kuupik Kleist and continues;

- The Greenland Government regards the Greenpeace action as being a very grave and illegal attack on Greenland’s constitutional rights. It is highly disturbing that Greenpeace in its chase on media attention with all measures breaks the safety regulations put in place to protect people and the environment. The Greenland Government condemns the illegal action, but remains however confident that the police and the executive authorities will continue to ensure that the legal business activities can continue undisturbed, says Kuupik Kleist and continues;

Through a comprehensive inspection program it has been demonstrated that Cairn’s drilling programme in Greenland has been executed according to very high safety standards. All government requirements have been met conscientiously and the Greenland Government therefore remains fully confident about Cairn’s activities in Greenland, concludes Kuupik Kleist.