Greenlanders protest against Trump outside new US consulate in Nuuk

The inauguration of the new consulate comes amid a push by the US president for greater control over the island.

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The protest capped a week in which the US president's special envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, made his first trip to the territory, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark.

"Our government already told Donald Trump and his administration that Greenland is not for sale," said Aqqalukkuluk Fontain, who organised the protest.

The inauguration of the new consulate and Landry's visit come amid efforts to ease diplomatic tensions after the US president's demands to control the island because of national security concerns.

The crowd of a few hundred people walked through the town centre chanting "Greenland is for Greenlanders", before standing in silence with their backs turned towards the consulate.