By Gram Slattery and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump and the leaders of ‌Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday that ‌permits a larger US military presence on Greenland and may resolve a ​standoff over the strategically located and mineral-rich island.

The agreement, signed during Trump's visit to the UN General Assembly in New York, stops short of Trump's demand that the US adopt Greenland as ‌a US territory to ⁠head off the growing Arctic presence of Russia and China.

But the deal does permit a greater ⁠US military presence on the icy territory, an option that emerged as Greenland leaders argued against a complete US takeover.

In his ​speech to ​the assembled world leaders at ​the UN before the signing ‌ceremony, Trump said the agreement gives the US "permanent control over...