- Source: Foreign relations of Greenland
Being part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the foreign relations of Greenland are handled in cooperation with the government of Denmark and the government of Greenland.
Unlike Denmark, Greenland is not part of the European Union (EU). The country its status was changed to an Overseas Country and Territory (OCT) associated with the EU, a dependent territory that has a special relationship with a member state of the EU. However, Greenland remains a full member of the Council of Europe and NATO.
General aspects of diplomatic relations
With the Kingdom of Denmark having the responsibility for Greenland's international affairs, other countries often do not have direct diplomatic representation in Greenland—their embassies or consulates in Denmark are responsible for their relations with Greenland and their citizens in Greenland. Greenland is represented internationally by both the Greenland Representations and the embassies and consulates of Denmark. Further Greenland participates in the parliamentary Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers, and organisations as the West Nordic Council and the EU-based Overseas Countries and Territories Association, the latter being former colonies of the EU (dependent countries/territories).
The United States reopened its consulate in Nuuk, closed in 1953, in June 2020.
Diplomatic representations
Greenland has representative offices in several countries and otherwise is represented by embassies of Denmark worldwide. The Self-Government Act of 2009 allows the government of Greenland to open diplomatic offices, mainly within areas of full jurisdiction of Greenland, this being foreign trade, industry, fisheries, education, science, mining etc. Further Greenlandic diplomates, representing the government of Greenland, participates in areas of shared responsibilities between Denmark and Greenland, this mainly being observed in the defence cooperation between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States.
= Current representations
=Belgium
Brussels (Representative Office)
China
Beijing (Representative Office)
Denmark
Copenhagen (Representative Office)
Iceland
Reykjavík (Representative Office)
United States
Washington, D.C. (Representative Office)
= Planned representations
=United States
New York City (Representative Office)
Diplomatic missions in Greenland
= Consulates General
=Nuuk, Greenland
Iceland (Consulate General)
United States (Consulate General)
= Honorary Consuls
=Nuuk, Greenland
Qaqortoq, Greenland
Tasiilaq, Greenland
Belgium (Honorary Consul)
Canada (Honorary Consul)
Czech Republic (Honorary Consul)
Finland (Honorary Consul)
France (Honorary Consul)
United Kingdom (Honorary Consul)
Germany (Honorary Consul)
Iceland (Honorary Consul)
Latvia (Honorary Consul)
Luxembourg (Honorary Consul)
Netherlands (Honorary Consul)
Norway (Honorary Consul)
Republic of Korea (Honorary Consul)
Sweden (Honorary Consul)
Disputes
Qaanaaq (formerly Thule) is a sensitive area, due to the forced removal of the local population when establishing the base, handling of removal, compensation of the locals, later incidents aggravated the case.
See also
Greenland and the European Union
Politics of Greenland
Proposals for the United States to purchase Greenland
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kerajaan Denmark
- Kerjasama dan politik Arktik
- Daftar negara berdaulat
- Persyaratan visa warga negara Indonesia
- Klaim teritorial di Arktik
- Kawasan Schengen
- Charles Bonesteel
- Uni Eropa
- Saint John, Kepulauan Virgin AS
- Kekaisaran Romawi
- Foreign relations of Greenland
- Greenland and the European Union
- Proposals for the United States to purchase Greenland
- Visa policy of Greenland
- Politics of Greenland
- Denmark–United States relations
- Canada–Denmark relations
- Minister of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)
- Outline of Greenland
- Foreign relations of Denmark
