Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Norwegian Premier Jonas Gahr Støre held a phone call Friday to discuss strengthening cooperation in trade, defense and Arctic security, according to a statement from Canada.

Denmark has said it will spend 14.6 billion kroner (£1.6bn; $2.05bn) to boost security in the Arctic region, in partnership with its autonomous territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Denmark agreed on Friday to discuss the Arctic region with Washington, as announced by Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, following his first phone call with the top diplomat of President Donald Trump's administration, who has expressed interest in controlling Greenland, News.az reports citing Reuters.