View over the town of Maniitsoq, Greenland. Source: Unsplash, Filip Gielda
Canada opens new consulate in Nuuk, which will be located at the Kolonihavn and will be opened later this week. The foreign ministers of Canada and Denmark will travel to Greenland for the inauguration.
Diplomatic move comes as both allies face acquisition threats from U.S.
The pledge to open the diplomatic office—along with another consulate in Anchorage, Alaska—was initially laid out in the federal government’s Arctic foreign policy, unveiled late last year. Greenland’s government encouraged the move in its own policy document in early 2024, and hopes to reciprocate with an office in Ottawa.
“This is unprecedented in terms of expanding our Arctic footprint,” Canada’s Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, told CBC News ahead of her trip.
Asked about Trump’s threats toward Greenland, Anand said Canada is using the global stage to advance work in several areas, including Arctic protection and security.
“The people of Greenland know that Canada is a reliable, strong and co-operative partner going forward,” she said.
According to the media outlet, the consulate will share a building with the Icelandic consulate at the Kolonihavn.
Anand informs the CBC that she will travel to Nuuk for the opening.
“We are working hard to ensure that we play our role as a significant Arctic country in a time when the geopolitical climate is unstable,” Anita Anand tells CBC.
However, the media has not received an answer on how many employees the consulate will have, or who will be the consul.
The opening is expected to be attended by Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Vivian Motzfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greenland.
KNR has contacted both the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Canadian Embassy. No one has commented on the matter.
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