Naalakkersuisut, Greenland’s government, has rejected ETM’s (Energy Transition Minerals Ltd) accusation that it is dragging out the Kuannersuit lawsuit, according to a press release issued November 5.
The government statement says ETM, the company behind Greenland Minerals A/S, accused Naalakkersuisut of delays in an October 28 stock exchange announcement and said it had waited four and a half years for the government to take a position.
Naalakkersuisut acknowledged that its lawyers had requested an extension of the deadline for submitting its statement of defense. It said the additional time was needed to translate the document into Greenlandic so the government could take a position in the case.
“A government cannot be expected to approve documents of such importance without being fully familiar with their contents,” Múte B. Egede said in the press release, translated from Danish.
In the same statement, Egede criticized ETM’s objection to the extension and accused the company of showing a lack of understanding and respect for Greenland and the Greenlandic people.
Naalakkersuisut said it had worked to advance the proceedings and rejected responsibility for their lengthy duration. It cited a March 9, 2026 arbitration ruling in support of its position.
According to the excerpt reproduced in the press release, the tribunal said Naalakkersuisut had prevailed in almost all procedural disputes during the arbitration and had proposed smoother, simpler and less expensive procedures than those insisted upon by ETM’s subsidiary.
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