 Mar Addai II has also shown interest in reuniting the sister churches.A meeting between both Holy Synods is expected in the near future, as the Ancient Church of the East has made gestures towards reconciliation.The most prominent of these is undoubtedly the declaration made in June 2010 in which Mar Addai II announced that the church would officially recognize Christmas on December 25 starting that year, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.