The temporary visa-free regime for foreign citizens from June 15 to August 1, 2018 introduced by the decree of Raul Khadzhimba, the President of the Republic of Abkhazia in connection with the World Cup in the Russian Federation.

Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent the congratulatory note to Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of Russia.

Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia congratulated Jorge Alberto Arreaza Monserrat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the occasion of his 45th birthday.

A number of Western countries criticized the leadership of the Syrian Arab Republic in connection with their decision of mutual recognition of the sovereignty of Abkhazia and South Ossetia shortly after the signing of official documents on May 29, 2018.

The Syrian Arab Republic recognized the independence of the Republic of Abkhazia on May 29, 2018.

Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia congratulated Dmitry Medoyev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia on the Day of the adoption of the Act on the Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia drew attention to the speech of Georgi Margvelashvili, the Georgian President on May 26 this year on the occasion of the celebration of the day of Georgia's independence. Congratulating, in particular, "Abkhaz compatriots", Margvelashvili stated that "in 1991, in a referendum we together said that Georgia was an independent country".

On May 25, 2018 in preparation to the upcoming 44-th round of the Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, Daur Kove, the Foreign Minister of Abkhazia held a regular meeting with the Co-Chairs of the Geneva discussions as part of the Toivo Claar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Günter Behler, Special Representative for the South Caucasus from German presidency in the OSCE, Hilo Mamo , the UN special representative at the international Geneva discussions and  Bern Kuen, political adviser to the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus.

The leadership and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the monument of the victims of the Caucasian War on the embankment of the Mahajirs in Sukhum.

Alan Elbakiev, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Republic of South Ossetia took part in the farewell ceremony with Oleg Mamiev, the battalion commander Pyatnashki which was held in Vladikavkaz.