Ammon News - U.S. special envoy Jeff Landry, appointed by President Donald Trump last year to push for American control ​of Greenland, arrived in Nuuk on Sunday, local ‌media reported.

Landry, the governor of Louisiana, has previously backed Trump's goal of making the vast Arctic territory a part of the United States. The ​ambition has been strongly opposed by both the Greenlandic ​and Danish governments, which have repeatedly said Greenland ⁠is not for sale.

Footage from Nuuk published by public ​broadcaster DR showed Landry exit a plane.

He is scheduled to ​attend the 'Future Greenland' business conference on May 19-20 and will be accompanied by the U.S. ambassador to Denmark, Kenneth Howery.

The conference organiser, Business ​Greenland, did not invite Landry but said the event ​was open for anyone to sign up.

The U.S. embassy in Copenhagen said ‌earlier ⁠this week that Landry and Howery would "meet with a wide range of Greenlanders to listen and learn with a goal of expanding economic opportunities, building people-to-people ties, and increasing ​understanding between the ​United States ⁠and Greenland".

Seeking to calm tensions, Greenland, Denmark and the U.S. earlier this year agreed to hold ​high-level diplomatic negotiations to resolve the crisis, although the ​outcome ⁠of those ongoing talks has yet to be presented.

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said earlier this week that increasing U.S. military ⁠presence ​was part of ongoing negotiations with ​Washington.

So far no official meetings between Landry and Greenlandic politicians have been confirmed ​during his visit.