Hundreds of people demonstrated in the capital of Greenland, Nuuk, to protest the opening of the United States consulate.
Several videos circulating on social media showed protesters chanting "Go home, US!"
The demonstrators also carried banners reading "We don't want your money", while at the newly opened US diplomatic post in Nuuk, guests attended a reception marking the opening of the consulate.
This upgraded consulate is part of a broader effort by ASuntuk to expand its diplomatic and strategic presence in Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
The opening was made amid US President Donald Trump's continued interest in the Arctic island.
Meanwhile, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen refused to attend the opening reception of the consulate.
Several officials also skipped the event as Greenland's relationship with Washington remains tense. Greenland lawmakers also publicly rejected invitations to the consulate event on the grounds of "political climate" involving their country.
The US Ambassador to Denmark Ken Howery said the United States had ruled out the use of force and stressed that Greenland's future should be decided by the Greenlandic people themselves.
Despite the assurances, the opening highlighted growing public opposition and political unease over the expansion of the US presence on the island.
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