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 Day of International Recognition of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia.

August 26 marked 16 years since the recognition of the Republic of Abkhazia as a sovereign andindependent state by the Russian Federation. The corresponding decree was signed on August 26, 2008 by the President of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev.

Sixteen years ago, the leadership of the Russian Federation made a fateful decision regarding our country. A decision that was predetermined by the centuries-old struggle of the people of Abkhazia for freedom and independence. On August 26, 2008, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree recognizing the Republic of Abkhazia as a sovereign and independent state

On August 25, 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev arrived in the Republic of Abkhazia on a visit. Akhsar Dzhioev was met by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Odissei Bigvava

For their personal contribution to strengthening interethnic ties between the fraternal peoples of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria and the Republic of Abkhazia, officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Astamur Asabua and Said Tarba were awarded with Certificates of Gratitude from the Union of Abkhazian Volunteers of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Syrian Arab Republic Muhammad Ali met with the Rector of Damascus University, Professor Muhammad Osama Al-Jabban.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Sergey Shamba congratulated the Head of the Official Representative Office of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in the Republic of Abkhazia Garry Kupalba on his birthday.

On August 15, this year, the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Republic of South Ossetia held a reception on the occasion of Volunteer Day, celebrated in Abkhazia.

We have read the statement by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Malta to the UN Francesca Gatt on behalf of the members of the UN Security Council – France, Japan, Malta, Slovenia, Great Britain, the USA, as well as next members – Denmark and Greece, which, in particular, states that the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia are “an integral part of Georgia”, and also calls on Russia to reverse its recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.