On January 11, by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba was awarded the highest diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba congratulated the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Abkhazia Mikhail Shurgalin on his birthday.

Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation sent a congratulatory telegram to Inal Ardzinba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia on the occasion of the New Year.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic on the occasion of the Constitution Day.

On December 22, 2022, Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Syrian Arab Republic Muhammed Ali met with the Head of the Communications and Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria Mr. Anfawan Al-Naib.

Today Inal Ardzinba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia presented the newly appointed Alkhas Kvitsinia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation at the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Russian Federation.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba left on a working trip to Moscow and Minsk to discuss current issues of cooperation.

On December 19, 2022, Zaur Gvadzhava, 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 commemorative ceremony dedicated to the 192nd anniversary of the death of national hero Simon Bolivar.

On December 15, 2022, at the invitation of the leadership of the National Assembly of Nicaragua, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Republic of Nicaragua Inar Ladaria took part in the closing ceremony of the XXXVIII session of the National Assembly of Nicaragua.

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 the Russian Constitution Day.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, held an online meeting with members of the Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia visiting Moscow, as well as with employees of the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Russian Federation.

On December 2, on the occasion of the 51st National Day of the UAE, which marks the declaration of independence of the formation of a federation in the UAE, Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Syrian Arab Republic, Counselor of the RA Embassy in the SAR Muhammed Ali, at the invitation of the Chargé d'Affaires of the UAE Embassy in Damascus, Counselor of the Embassy Abdul Hakim Al-Nuaimi took part in the reception, which took place at the Al-Asad House of Culture and Art.

On December 2, 2022, at the Media Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, a Memorandum was signed between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Abkhazia, the Ministry of Social Welfare and Demographic Policy of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Ministry of Health of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Ministry of Social Protection and Labor of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic on cooperation in the field of healthcare, social development and social protection.

On November 30, 2022, Zaur Gvadzhava, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, at the invitation of the Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Barbados Akinas J. Clark, took part in the event dedicated to the 56th anniversary of the independence of Barbados.

By the Decree of Aslan Bzhania, the President of the Republic of Abkhazia dated November 30, 2022, Alkhas Kvitsinia was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation.

On November 29, 2022, on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Muhammad Ali, Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Syrian Arab Republic, Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia in the SAR, at the invitation of Dr. Samir El-Rufai, the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Syrian Arab Republic took part in reception, which took place at the Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba expressed his condolences on the death of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei.

From November 24 to November 26, 2022, the IV International Municipal BRICS+ Forum was held in St. Petersburg. The event took place with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Rossotrudnichestvo.

Alina Chanba, the head of the State Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, said that for the first time in Abkhazia, a diplomatic uniform and insignia are being developed for employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, embassies, representative offices of the Republic of Abkhazia in foreign states, having the diplomatic ranks of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 1-st and 2-nd class.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia continues to monitor the situation in Ukraine. We regard the execution of Russian prisoners of war yet another provocation by Ukraine aimed at aggravating the situation in the region.