Item 1: Welcome Colin Beattie opened the meeting, welcomed attendees in the room and online. Convenor noted administrative points: • Sign-in sheet being passed around — asked everyone to complete their details for the CPG records. • A reminder that Cross-Party Group logos to remain in use until dissolution of Parliament on 26/03/2026 Item 2: Consul of Ukraine in Edinburgh (Andrii Madzianovskyi - online) Welcome and brief remarks on the 4th anniversary of the full-scale invasion.