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In a post on his account on the platform “X,” Galligan wrote: “Deeply honored to be the first Canadian Ambassador since 2008 to present a copy of my credentials in Syria to Foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani — a significant step toward renewed dialogue and engagement at a vital time for Syria. ” On Wednesday, Galligan presented a copy of his credentials to the syrian-scientific-olympiad-2026-kicks-off-with-3000-students/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 Syrian Scientific Olympiad 2026 kicks off with 3,000 students">syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian foreign minister as Canada’s non-resident ambassador to Syria.
The two sides discussed bilateral relations, ways to develop cooperation in various domains, and exchanged views on issues of mutual interest.