Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store confirmed in a statement on Monday that he received a text message on Sunday afternoon from U.S. President Donald Trump, reported Xinhua. In the statement, Store reiterated Norway's position on Greenland, saying Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and that Norway "fully supports the Kingdom of Denmark on this matter." Store said the text message from Trump was sent in response to a short message he had sent earlier the same day on behalf of himself and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. According to Store, in their message to Trump, they voiced opposition to the announced tariff increases, pointed to the need to de-escalate, and proposed a telephone conversation between Trump, Stubb and Store on the same day. "The response from Trump came shortly after the message was sent," Store said, adding that it was Trump's decision to share his message with other NATO leaders. In the statement, Store also talked about the Nobel Peace Prize. "I have clearly explained, including to President Trump, what is well known, the prize is awarded by an independent Nobel Committee and not the Norwegian Government," said Store. According to local media reports, in the text message to Store, Trump referred to Norway's decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize for what he described as "stopping eight wars," stating that "I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace." He added that he could now "think about what is good and proper" for the United States. Trump further claimed that since NATO's inception, the United States has contributed more to NATO than any other country, and "now NATO should do something for the United States." He asserted that "the complete and total control of Greenland" by the United States is the only way to ensure global security. On Saturday, Trump said that the United States would impose 10-percent tariffs from Feb. 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, and Finland, and threatened to raise the rate to 25 percent from June 1 unless an agreement is reached on what he called the "complete and total purchase" of Greenland.