U.S. to reopen Greenland consulate

Washington wants to step up its presence in the Arctic area

The Donald Trump administration is planning to open a U.S. consulate in Greenland for the first time in decades amid increased strategic and economic interest in the Danish territory.

The State Department said in a letter to Congress that re-establishing a consulate in Nuuk is part of a broader plan to increase the U.S. presence in the Arctic.

The U.S. has a “strategic interest in enhancing political, economic, and commercial relationships across the Arctic region,” said the letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.



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