US to open Greenland consulate amid increased interest | World News, The Indian Express

US to open Greenland consulate amid increased interest | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Washington |Updated: August 24, 2019 9:56:54 am

US to open Greenland consulate amid increased interest

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

President Donald Trump sparked a diplomatic dispute with US-ally Denmark this week after he proposed that the US buy Greenland and the Danish government rejected the idea. (Reuters)

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