I can say in terms of the special envoy that, to my knowledge, there are no conversations about appointing another special envoy, certainly at the political level. However, in the department, we have now, as the ambassador mentioned in his speech, a non-resident ambassador for the first time in over a decade who is building those relationships, travelling to Syria regularly and engaging diplomatically.
As for the second question, I can say that Minister Anand did have an introductory phone call with her Syrian counterpart, Minister al-Shaybānī, in December 2025.
