the Prime minister says that the Faroe islands may consult with the Center for Cyber security on the 5G network.
It is the Faroe islands to decide whether the chinese ibm users and business partners, Huawei will be responsible for the Faroe islands ‘ 5G network.
Such is the message from the prime minister Mette Frederiksen (S) to the faroese member of the Danish Parliament Edmund Joensen (union party) on Tuesday under the prime minister’s question hour in the folketingssalen.
– the UNITED states is a big opponent of China’s presence in our region, which has been very evident in the past, says Edmund Joensen.
the UNITED states ambassador in Denmark, Carla Sands, has publicly warned against allowing Huawei to stand for the 5G network on the Faroe islands.
From the chinese side, the chinese ambassador in Denmark, Feng Tie, been on the Faroe islands to speak Huaweis case of the faroe islands the faroes, Bárdur Nielsen.
At the Nato meeting, where the prime minister met with the u.s. president (Donald Trump, ed.), was said in the final press conference, today’s leaders committed to ensuring the security of our telecommunications infrastructure, including 5G.
– We agreed only to rely on secure and robust systems. Therefore my question is: Can the Faroe islands, through the kingdom of Denmark is part of Nato, fail to live up to these commitments? ask Edmund Joensen.
Prime minister Mette Frederiksen says as mentioned earlier, it is the islands themselves, making the decision about who should stand for the nation’s 5G network.
– It is important for me to say that telecommunications is taken home by the Faroe islands.
– Therefore it is a faroese concern, and the Faroe islands have good opportunity to consult, when it comes to cyber security. And thus consult with the Center for Cyber security.
– But the area is acquired, and therefore it falls out that it is a faroese concern, says the prime minister.
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