Ottawa [Canada], February 4 (ANI): Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand on Tuesday announced that she will travel to Nuuk, Greenland, to formally open a Canadian consulate, underscoring Canada’s commitment to Arctic engagement and cooperation.
Anand said she will meet her Danish and Greenlandic counterparts during the visit and reiterated Canada’s support for the principles of state sovereignty, territorial integrity, and cooperation among Arctic states.
Sharing her remarks in a post on X, Anand highlighted Canada’s increased investment in national defense and security, including Arctic security. “This week I will be travelling to Nuuk, Greenland, to formally open the Canadian consulate there. I will be meeting with my Danish and Greenlandic counterparts, where I will reiterate principles of state sovereignty, territorial integrity, and cooperation amongst Arctic states, including the Nordic Five. Here at home, we are investing more than $80 billion in Canada’s defence and security, including Arctic security. We will build Canada strong,” she said.
The move follows comments made in January by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, who said Paris’s decision to open a new consulate in Greenland was a clear statement of support for Greenland and Denmark, The Globe and Mail reported.
According to the report, Barrot told LCI television last month that the move was intended to deepen France’s presence in Greenland and send a political signal alongside a desire to play a more active role in the territory.
The Globe and Mail noted that only Iceland and the United States currently maintain diplomatic consulates in Nuuk, though several countries operate through honorary consuls who are typically local citizens and provide limited services.
Greenland has received renewed international attention following remarks by US President Donald Trump, who has pushed for negotiations involving Greenland on grounds of US national security. On Saturday, Trump said negotiations had begun and were nearing an agreement.
Responding to a reporter’s question aboard Air Force One, Trump said the process was already moving forward. “We have started a negotiation, and I think it’s pretty well agreed to. I mean, they want us to do it,” he said. “I think it’s going to be a good deal for everybody, a very important deal actually, from a national security point of view.” (ANI)
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