Denmark gives green light to new U.S. consulate in Greenland – IOTW Report

Denmark gives green light to new U.S. consulate in Greenland

Wednesday, 1 January 2020, 11:30 MJA Uncategorized 10

Legal Insurrection- The Danes have now put mineral-rich Greenland top of its national security agenda.

While not quite the outright purchase I had hoped for, Denmark has approved the opening of a new U.S. consulate in Greenland.

Denmark has approved the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Greenland, an autonomous part of Denmark, four months after rebuffing U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of buying the island which stunned Copenhagen and caused a diplomatic spat.

A new consulate is part of a broader move by Washington to expand its diplomatic and commercial presence in Greenland and the Arctic.

“We continue, together with Greenland, the dialogue with the United States about development in the Arctic and the close cooperation on U.S. engagement in Greenland,” foreign minister Jeppe Kofod said in a statement.

There was a U.S. Consulate in Greenland from 1940-1953, initially established in response to Nazi Germany invading and occupying Denmark. The new consulate could be opened in 2020, though the plan still must be approved and funded by the U.S. Congress.
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10 Comments on Denmark gives green light to new U.S. consulate in Greenland

  5. Maybe President Trump could trade em Puerto Rico for Greenland?
    Throw in mexico and venezuela?
    California and Oregon?
    New York and Massachusetts?
    Vermont and Delaware?
    Cook County and San Francisco?

    Gotta be some way to unload a shit-hole and get a valuable piece of real estate.

    izlamo delenda est …

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