France and Canada opened consulates in Greenland’s capital Nuuk on Friday, in a show of support for their NATO ally Denmark amid renewed demands from US President Donald Trump to acquire the arctic territory.
Jean-Noel Poirier said his appointment as France’s Consul General in Nuuk was meant not as a “signal” to the American administration, but rather a message of friendship to Greenland and Denmark.
“It’s also a question of solidarity. Just like when you need friends, you just turn back and you see who is there. And we are there as (the) French… It’s not against, it’s with,” Poirier told reporters in Nuuk.
The French Ambassador to Denmark, Christophe Parisot, added that the consulate was not just a symbol but “something very concrete” to show the cooperation and alliance between the three European nations.
Canada’s foreign minister Anita Anand and Canadian Governor General Mary Simon arrived in Nuuk earlier Friday to officially open their country’s consulate with a flag raising ceremony.
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