The Abkhaz Foreign Minister received congratulations on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia congratulated Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the 74th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

As it became known, on May 6, 2019, information was spread that on the days of the May holidays “the staff of the military police unit of the Southern Military District (SMD) will monitor the observance of law and order and discipline in places of mass celebrations, such as: a joint parade along the streets of the capital of the republic, laying wreaths on memorials, entertaining sports mornings with the participation of members of families of servicemen. ”

On May 6, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia accepts documents from citizens of the Republic of Abkhazia, graduates of secondary schools, to participate in the competitive selection for enrollment to the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

The meetings of the interdepartmental Russian-Abkhaz working commission were held on 2 and 3 June in Sochi and Novorossiysk on the board of the cruise liner "Prince Vladimir», during which the issue of the resumption of sea passenger traffic between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia was discussed.

On May 2, 2019 Irakli Tuzhba, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia met with Rogelio Floras, the Vice-President of the International Federation Karate-Do Shotokan Kaze Ha at the Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia.

Lilianne Mori Pasquier, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in an interview with the Georgian media, said of the “alarming facts coming in” related to the situation “in the occupied territories of Georgia”.

On April 26, a training was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, organized by the delegation of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization  (UNPO) in cooperation with the Council of Young Diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia.

On April 25, a press conference was held at the Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia with the participation of a delegation of the UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and People’s Organization).

Georgian officials made a number of statements in connection with the trainings of the united group of troops (forces) of Russia and Abkhazia taking place in the Republic of Abkhazia.

On April 24, Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, met with the UN Permanent Coordinator, UNDP Permanent Representative Louise Vinton and Peace and Oleg Protsik, Development Adviser in the South Caucasus.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia expresses its deep condolences to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in connection with the loss of life caused by a series of terrorist attacks in the country.

The work of the V-th Yalta International Economic Forum continues.

The International Youth Rally “Leader” started in Transnistria on April 19,2019. Alexander Vataman, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia in Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) and Vitaly Yankovsky, the Head of the Official Representative of the Republic of South Ossetia in PMR took part in the opening ceremony of the International Youth Meeting at the invitation of the organizers. The organizers of the Rally were the Republican Party “Renewal” and the youth wing of the party - “Youth Renewal”.

The V-th anniversary Yalta International Economic Forum «WORLD. RUSSIA. CRIMEA. NEW WORLD REALITY» takes place in Crimea from April 18 to April 20,2019. The delegation of the Republic of Abkhazia is represented by Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Adgur Ardzinba, the Minister of Economy and the deputies of the Parliament-National Assembly.

The meeting between Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia and Adgur Ardzinba, the Minister of Economy with Sergey Aksenov, the Head of the Republic of Crimea took place on the fields of the V-th Yalta International Economic Forum. The parties discussed topical issues of cooperation between Abkhazia and Crimea.

The meeting between Irakli Tuzhba, the Deputy Foreign Minister and the representatives of the international non-governmental organizations « Action Against Hunger» (AAH), «World Vision» (WW) and «Danish Refugee Council» (DRC) was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia on April 18, 2019.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic on the occasion of the national holiday - the Evacuation Day of Foreign Forces.

The 19-th International School of PIR-Center on Global Security took place in Zvenigorod (Russian Federation) on April 6 - 14,2019. The event was attended by Timur Shanawa, the Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia on the occasion of the celebration of the Constitution Day.