We are seriously concerned about the events taking place in the Republic of Kazakhstan in recent days. Protest actions that have grown into outright violence and pogroms have a devastating impact on the lives of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia of November 6, 2006 No. DP-149 " On the coordinating role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia in conducting of a single foreign policy of the Republic of Abkhazia" the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia is the main coordinating body in the field of relations with foreign states and international organizations.

We have taken the note of Georgian Prime Minister I. Garibashvili's statement regarding the delimitation and demarcation of the border. According to Garibashvili, Georgian authorities must complete the delimitation and demarcation of the border but with the Russian Federation. "And this, of course, will take place within the borders of a united Georgia," he said.

On October 12-13, 2021 the 54th round of the Geneva International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia took place in Geneva with the participation of representatives of the Republic of Abkhazia, Republic of South Ossetia, Georgia, Russian Federation and USA co-chaired by the UN, EU and OSCE.

On October 4-th of this year, the international military exercises Eternity-2021 began in Georgia, with the participation of military personnel from Azerbaijan and Turkey. According to the available information, during the exercise, the military personnel of the three countries will carry out tasks to organize protection of regional economic projects. The exercise will last until October 8.

The group of UN Security Council member states, including the United States, Britain, France, Ireland, Norway and Estonia, issued a statement demanding that Russia withdraw its troops from Abkhazia and reconsider its decision to recognize the republic's independence on August 4 this year.

NATO's annual military exercise Agile Spirit 2021 began in Georgia on July 26, 2021. More than 2,500 troops from Azerbaijan, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Georgia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom are taking part in the exercise. More than 1,500 of them are Georgian service members, another 700 are American service members. According to the Georgian Ministry of Defense, the aim of Agile Spirit 2021 is "to practice interoperability of combat units of the armies of NATO member states and its partners; improve operational capabilities during planning and execution of combat operations in a multinational environment and develop cooperation in the field of security".

On July 19, 2021, Volodimir Zelenskiy, the President of Ukraine held a working visit to Georgia during which he visited the Abkhazian-Georgian state border. According to the Ukrainian media, Zelensky "familiarized himself with the security situation on the border with the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia" and expressed concern that "Russia is building up its military presence in Abkhazia, violating human rights. Additionally, Zelenskiy stressed that Ukraine and Georgia are united in their intentions to return the temporarily occupied territories on the platforms of leading international and regional organizations.

The fourth meeting of the Commission of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the delimitation of the state border and demarcation of the sea spaces between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation took place in Moscow on June 23-25, 2021.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia was perplexed by the statements of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of the Republic of Turkey regarding "the peaceful settlement of disputes between Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Georgia within the framework of the territorial integrity of Georgia» made during the visit of Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia to Turkey.