Pakistan, Sept. 22 -- US President Donald Trump will meet Denmark and Greenland leaders Tuesday to sign a security agreement. The deal would expand the US military presence across Greenland. It could also ease months of tension over the strategically important Arctic territory.

Trump will meet Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen. The signing ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET in New York. Danish officials say the agreement will place Arctic security within NATO's wider responsibility.

Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. It lies between North America and the Arctic and contains major energy resources. The island has about 57,000 residents spre...