Greenland’s parliament passed a bill Tuesday that bans political parties from receiving contributions “from foreign or anonymous contributors” after President Donald Trump expressed his wish that the United States take over the vast and mineral-rich Arctic island that belongs to Denmark.

The bill is aimed at protecting "Greenland's political integrity" and will take effect immediately, according to a translation of a parliamentary document in Danish outlining the measure.

The law, billed as an effort “to safeguard Greenland’s political integrity,” came ahead of parliamentary elections.

Greenland’s Parliament on Tuesday debated whether it would ban political donations from foreign or anonymous contributors. The island territory’s Inatsisartut examined a proposal that would ban political parties from receiving domestic private contributions of more than 200,

Greenland's prime minister has proposed an election for March 11. The announcement came with Greenland's parliament mulling a ban on foreign political donations, with Donald Trump repeating his interest in the territory.