Canada and France opening new consulates in Greenland's capital amid Trump pressure

Canada opened its consulate successful Greenland's superior and the archetypal French consul to the Danish territory arrived connected Friday, pursuing the Trump administration’s efforts to get the island.

"I americium en way to Nuuk for the opening of Canada’s caller consulate — strengthening Canada’s presence, partnerships, and enactment successful the Arctic," Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand wrote connected X Friday morning, aboriginal posting a video of the Canadian emblem being raised successful Nuuk.

She was joined by Governor General of Canada Mary Simon.

Canada had antecedently announced plans for the consulate successful 2024, but its 2025 opening was delayed owed to weather.

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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, foreground center, helps rise the Canadian emblem astatine the caller Canadian consulate successful Nuuk, Greenland, connected Friday.  (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

"The aboriginal of the Arctic belongs to the radical of the Arctic. Tomorrow I volition sojourn Denmark and past connected to Greenland," Simon said successful a code earlier this week. "Let maine beryllium clear, Canada stands firmly successful enactment of the radical of Greenland who volition find their ain future."

Jean-Noël Poirier besides arrived successful Nuuk to go the archetypal French Consul General of Greenland connected Friday, the French authorities said successful a release.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the Nuuk consulate successful June, making it the archetypal European Union state to acceptable up a consulate successful Greenland.

The carnal French consulate doesn't beryllium yet. 

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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, right, speaks to the media pursuing the emblem raising astatine the caller Canadian consulate successful Nuuk, Greenland, connected Friday. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

"Deep ties of relationship and cardinal associated projects already nexus France, Denmark and Greenland, allowing each parties to look guardant enthusiastically and confidently to the opening of this caller consulate general," the French authorities said.

It added, "France reiterates its committedness to respect for the Kingdom of Denmark’s territorial integrity."

President Donald Trump has been insistent connected acquiring Greenland, with medication officials claiming Denmark is incapable to support the semi-autonomous island.

"Greenland is one-fourth the size of the United States," apical White House adjutant Stephen Miller told Fox News past month. "With respect to Denmark, Denmark is simply a tiny state with a tiny system and a tiny military. They cannot support Greenland, they cannot power the territory of Greenland."

Demonstrators successful Greenland march successful protestation against the Trump administration's effort to get the land successful January.  (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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In January, Trump threatened to enforce 10% tariffs that would summation to 25% successful June connected 8 European countries, including France and Denmark, unless they allowed the U.S. to get Greenland.

The president dropped the tariff menace pursuing a gathering with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte successful which Trump said a "framework" for a woody for information successful the Arctic had been reached.

The U.S. reopened its consulate successful Greenland successful 2020 aft closing it successful 1953. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.