On May 25, 2018 in preparation to the upcoming 44-th round of the Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, Daur Kove, the Foreign Minister of Abkhazia held a regular meeting with the Co-Chairs of the Geneva discussions as part of the Toivo Claar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Günter Behler, Special Representative for the South Caucasus from German presidency in the OSCE, Hilo Mamo , the UN special representative at the international Geneva discussions and  Bern Kuen, political adviser to the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus.

The leadership and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the monument of the victims of the Caucasian War on the embankment of the Mahajirs in Sukhum.

Alan Elbakiev, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Republic of South Ossetia took part in the farewell ceremony with Oleg Mamiev, the battalion commander Pyatnashki which was held in Vladikavkaz.

Message from Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia addressed to representatives of the Abkhaz Diaspora living abroad on the occasion of the Memorial Day of the Victims of the Caucasian War.

On May 15, Zaur Gvajava, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela met with Joseph Knoxie, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the Embassy of Abkhazia in Venezuela.

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 South Ossetia on the occasion of the anniversary of the Zara tragedy.

"A qualitatively new stage in the history of Abkhaz diplomacy was opened in 2008 after the official recognition of the independence and sovereignty of the Republic of Abkhazia by the Russian Federation and a number of other states," the congratulatory message of Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation addressed to Daur Cove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia on the occasion 25-th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia.

The solemn meeting dedicated to the 25-th anniversary of the Abkhazian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held in the conference hall of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Abkhazia on May 17, 2018.

On the occasion of the 25-th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, the jubilee edition "The diplomacy of the Republic of Abkhazia: 25 years at the service of a sovereign state" was prepared.

Daur Kove, the Foreign Minister met Alexei Dvinyanin, the new Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Abkhazia in connection with the delivery of copies of credentials on May 14, 2018.