HE the Governor-General of Canada Julie Payette has received the credentials of HE Saoud bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Canada.

HE Ambassador Al Mahmoud conveyed the greetings of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to the Governor-General of Canada, wishing her good health and happiness and the government and people of Canada further progress and prosperity.

For her part, HE the Governor-General of Canada entrusted HE the Ambassador to convey her greetings to HH the Amir and her wishes for the Qatari people more prosperity and progress. She wished HE the Ambassador success in his new assignment as well as in his work to strengthen and boost the friendly relations and cooperation between the State of Qatar and Canada.