Overview
- Canada inaugurated its first mission in Greenland, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand leading the ceremony and Governor General Mary Simon in attendance.
- France established a consular presence the same day, appointing Jean‑Noël Poirier as the first consul general to Greenland.
- Ottawa also positioned a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker in Nuuk’s harbor to signal support for Greenland’s territorial integrity.
- Greenland’s foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt welcomed the moves and said Greenland plans to open a mission in Canada around 2028.
- A U.S.–Denmark–Greenland working group is addressing U.S. Arctic security requests, and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says tensions have eased but the crisis is not yet resolved.