At the Sukhum Theological School at the Cathedral was held the opening of the photo exhibition "Orthodox Abkhazia". The exhibition was organized by the Abkhazian Orthodox Church Foundation, St. John Chrysostom and information photo agency "Abhazpress ART".

The event was attended by the Chairman of the Board - desk officer at the Department of Europe, the United States and Canada of the MFA of Abkhazia Astanda Pataraya, Vice-Chairmen - desk officers at the Department of Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Asia-Pacific of the MFA of Abkhazia Inar Ladariya and Victoria Malania.

On December 21, in the Russian Embassy building in Abkhazia was opened the mourning book on the reception of condolences at the tragic loss of the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Turkey Andrey Karlov Gennadyevich.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a note of condolence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in connection with the terrorist attack that took place on December 19 this year, in Ankara.

The Abkhaz Foreign Ministry held a briefing on the outcome of the 38th round of the Geneva discussions. The event was attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister Kan Tania, as well as Foreign Ministry officials Timur Shanava and Artur Gaguliya.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a note of condolence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey in connection with the attack occurred on December 17 in the city of Kayseri.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nauru on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

On December 1 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia was held a meeting between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Kan Taniya with advisor of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, member of the Russian delegation at the Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia Marat Kulakhmetov.

As agreed during recent talks of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia D.V. Kove with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, on November 30 2016, bilateral ministerial consultations were held in Moscow.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a note of condolence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil in connection with the death of people in a plane crash in Cerro Gordo (the municipality of La Unión, Colombia).