Foreign Minister visits Greenland in connection with the opening of a Canadian consulate

Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen will travel to Nuuk on 6 and 7 February, where he will take part in the opening of Canada’s new consulate in Greenland. The opening will take place together with Greenland’s Naalakkersuisoq for Foreign Affairs and Research, Vivian Motzfeldt.

From the Canadian side, Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand will attend. Both have also visited Copenhagen ahead of the visit to Greenland.

The Foreign Minister highlights the opening as a positive step in relations between Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark.
-“It is very positive that Canada, as a close ally and an important strategic partner of the Kingdom, is opening a consulate in Greenland. We share values, have similar views on the geopolitical situation in the Arctic, and cooperate closely in the Arctic Council, the UN and NATO. The consulate will help open doors to even more cooperation and trade between Canada and Greenland, and that is of course something worth marking together,” says Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

In addition to the opening of the consulate, the visit will also include a number of political discussions on the security situation in the Arctic. Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark have for many years had close cooperation in the region, including within the framework of the Arctic Council, where the Kingdom of Denmark holds the chairmanship until 2027.

Both parties also highlight the 2022 agreement on the delimitation of the border between Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark, including the resolution of the long-standing dispute over Hans Island, as an example of how international border issues can be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international law.