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On 31 January, Committee on Foreign Affairs jointly with the Subcommittee on Security and Defence held an exchange of views with the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and the former Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The discussion focussed on the Kyiv Security Compact and Ukraine's military capability needs to stop Russia's war of aggression including support from allies and partners in the short and medium term.

On 24 January, AFET and SEDE will hold a joint exchange of views with Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the IAEA has been working tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of Ukrainian nuclear facilities.

On 26 January a joint hearing on "Recent Cases of Foreign Interference in the European Parliament - Allegations of Corruption" will take place from 14.00 to 17.00. It will be organised by the Special Committee on Foreign Interference (ING2), jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).

During their next meeting, Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee will host Tobias Lennart Billström, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden for an exchange of views on the priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has been an issue of strategic interest for the EU and the US. The Middle East Peace Process was initiated through the 1991 Madrid Conference co-sponsored by the Soviet Union and the US. However, the recent developments, such as the clashes in Gaza and the acts of violence in the West Bank, demonstrate that despite the numerous initiatives of international actors, these efforts have failed to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.