Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for joining us today so they can shed some light on what is going on over there.
Speaking of shedding some light, I have to say this isn't the first time we've had officials from Global Affairs Canada come before us to try to give us a clearer picture. One of the earlier times, in my experience, was during the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2020. At the time, the department's representatives said that it was difficult for them to give us any information, because they had no one on site to report back to them. Now, we've had an embassy on site for a number of months, and I was actually part of the delegation that participated in its inauguration.
The ambassador was in town yesterday. Did he leave again before he could appear in committee today?