On Friday afternoon, the new Canadian consulate in Nuuk officially opened.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand is in Nuuk for the opening. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was also supposed to attend the opening on Friday but was delayed and did not arrive in time.
However, Lars Løkke Rasmussen arrived in Nuuk later, and together with Naalakkersuisoq's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt, he held a number of meetings in Nuuk on Saturday.
On Saturday afternoon, the three ministers will address the press at a press conference near the Canadian Coast Guard ship, Jean Goodwill, which is also visiting.
Vivian Motzfeldt begins the press conference by thanking Canada for supporting Greenland during a difficult time.
- It is truly appreciated. It gives comfort to the Greenlandic people to have a close ally and neighbor who reaches out with support and presence, says Vivian Motzfeldt.
She further says that the Canadian flag, now flying at the consulate in the center of Nuuk, will be an important symbol in the coming years, when there will be closer cooperation in education, culture and trade between the countries.
- We will also cooperate in NATO to ensure security in our Arctic region, says Motzfeldt.
Now Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand takes over the microphone.
She thanks Motzfeldt and Løkke Rasmussen for the meeting and cooperation.
- Our diplomatic work here will serve many Canadians, Danes and Greenlanders, says Anita Anand.
She says there will be a continued focus on economic ties between the countries as well as security in the Arctic.
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