Canada has officially opened its new consulate in Greenland, a move that Ottawa says will bolster cooperation on Arctic governance and security.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand attended the opening in Greenland’s capital of Nuuk on Feb. 6 alongside Governor General Mary Simon. Simon is part Inuit, sharing a similar heritage to many Greenlanders who are Inuit, better known there as Kalaallit.
Anand helped raise a Canadian flag outside the consulate to mark its official opening, which was also attended by Canada’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Carolyn Bennett and Arctic Ambassador Virginia Mearns. The flag raising was followed by the crowd singing “O Canada.”…