Statement by Inal Ardzinba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia in connection with the Israeli missile aggression against the Syrian capital of Damascus, which occurred on January 20, 2024:

Inal Ardzinba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory address to Harry Kupalba, the Head of the Representative Office of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in the Republic of Abkhazia.

A passenger bus carrying about 70 people overturned on Saturday near the municipality of Mancera in the Matagalpa department in central Nicaragua.

Inar Ladaria, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Republic of Nicaragua attended a solemn diplomatic reception dedicated to the Day of Friendship of Nicaragua and Russia at the invitation of Alexander Khokholikov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Nicaragua.

On December 16, 2023, the “International Charity Bazaar 2023” was held in Damascus with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Compatriots Abroad of the Syrian Arab Republic.

Plenipotentiary Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia in Germany Khibla Amichba took part in the Christmas evening of the Eurasian Society, which takes place annually in Berlin.

On December 14, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, held a television conversation with the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Bashar al-Assad, as part of a new international information project, which is planned to be launched soon.

On December 14, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, held another meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Compatriots of the Syrian Arab Republic, Faisal al-Mekdad.

On December 13, 2023, in Damascus, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, was received by the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Bashar al-Assad.

On December 11, 2023, in Damascus, as part of a working visit to the Syrian Arab Republic, Inal Ardzinba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, held a meeting with representatives of the Abkhaz-Abaza and Circassian diasporas in the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as with the board of directors of the Circassian Charitable Association in the SAR.

On December 12, 2023, a meeting was held in Damascus between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Syrian Arab Republic Alexander Efimov.

On December 12, 2023, a meeting was held in Damascus between Inal Ardzinba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, and Faisal Al Miqdad, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Compatriots of the Syrian Arab Republic. 

On December 12, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, held a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic, Hussein Arnus.

Acting Minister, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Odyssey Bigvava sent a congratulatory note to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Abkhazia Mikhail Shurgalin on the occasion of the Constitution Day of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the celebration of Constitution Day of Russia.

Мinister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba arrived in the Syrian Arab Republic to discuss international and bilateral Abkhazian-Syrian agenda items.

On December 7, 2023, Zaur Gvadzhava, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, at the invitation of Sergei Melik-Bagdasarov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Venezuela took part in the grand opening of the mural “Russia and Venezuela: friendship of centuries.”

On December 5, 2023, Zaur Gvadzhava, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, took part in a meeting with Nicolas Maduro Moros, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Federal Council of Government.

Recently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia has carried out work to develop new approaches to interaction with international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and UN Agencies operating in the Republic of Abkhazia. The need for this approach is dictated by non-transparent activities and attempts to misinform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia which is confirmed by contradictions in the information in the submitted questionnaires and the progress of the practical implementation of projects.

On December 5-6, 2023, the 59th round of the Geneva International Discussions on Security and Stability in the Transcaucasia took place in Geneva, in which representatives of the Republic of Abkhazia, the Republic of South Ossetia, Georgia, the Russian Federation and the United States took part. Discussions were co-chaired by the UN, EU and OSCE.