France to open a consulate in Greenland on February 6

France to open a consulate in Greenland on February 6

PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - France will open a consulate ​in Greenland on ‌February 6, a move that had ‌been planned since last year, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday, ⁠amid the ‌U.S. President Donald Trump's push to take control ‍of the Arctic territory.

The United States must stop blackmailing Greenland ​and expressing that it ‌wishes to take control over the autonomous Danish territory, he added on RTL radio.

"Attacking another NATO member would ⁠make no sense, ​it would ​even be contrary to the interests of the ‍United States ... ⁠and so this blackmail must obviously stop," Barrot ⁠said.

(Reporting by John Irish and Louise ‌Rasmussen; Editing by Benoit ‌Van Overstraeten)

 

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