Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia attended a gala reception at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Abkhazia to mark Russian Diplomats' Day. The Minister of Foreign Affairs honored the memory of Dmitry Vishernev, First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Abkhazia, and his wife, Olga, who died tragically in Sukhum in September 2013 Oleg Bartsits congratulated the Embassy staff on Diplomats' Day.

Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia congratulated Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on Diplomats' Day.

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 Diplomatic Service Day.

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 Diplomatic Worker's Day

Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia was awarded the "Labor Valor" Badge of Distinction and the Certificate of Honor "For Active Contribution to the Fate of the Motherland, Special Achievements in Labor, Patriotism, and Military Labor for the Glory of Russia" by the All-Russian Public Organization of Heroes, Holders of State Awards, and Laureates of the "Labor Valor of Russia" State Prize. The Foreign Ministry staff was also awarded a diploma "For Active Contribution to the Fate of the Motherland, Special Achievements in Labor, Patriotism, and Military Labor for the Glory of Russia."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia is closely monitoring the situation surrounding the detention and subsequent arrest of Irakli Bzhinava, a citizen of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Russian Federation and is taking the necessary measures to clarify the situation with the Russian authorities.

On February 5, 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia between Irakli Tuzhba, Acting Minister and Acting Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Elchin Adzinba, a representative of the Abkhaz diaspora in Turkey and associate professor at Adnan Menderes University (Turkey).

Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, congratulated Igor Akhba, Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Russian Federation, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, and the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation, on his birthday.

A working meeting was held at the Official Representation of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic between Alexander Vataman, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, and Alexander Karasev, Editor-in-Chief of the Republican Newspaper "Pridnestrovie."

On February 3, a meeting was held between Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, Mikhail Galuzin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Konstantin Kochiev, State Advisor to the President of the Republic of South Ossetia.