Mr. Chair, yes, there has been an evolution since.... As I mentioned earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs suspended permits to Turkey back in October 2019, following Turkey's military incursion into Syria.
In April 2020, our export permit policy to Turkey evolved further. We only approved permit applications for military or strategic goods on a case-by-case basis and only if they fit into the exceptions essentially related to NATO co-operation programs.
As I mentioned, in October of last year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs then suspended permits to Turkey relevant to the Nagorno-Karabakh region that flared up in September of last year. During that time, no export permits to Turkey were issued. Further to an assessment of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result, the suspended permits were cancelled by Minister Garneau yesterday. Those permits are no longer valid. The companies have been advised, and the export permits have been cancelled in our system.