On August 19 Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia hosted a meeting with Garry Kupalba, the Head of the Official Representation of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in the Republic of Abkhazia in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia

The Georgian troops invaded Abkhazia and the Georgian-Abkhaz war began on August 14, 1992, which lasted 413 days and ended with the victory of the Abkhaz people on September 30, 1993.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a note of condolences to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia on the occasion of the 12-th anniversary of the start of Georgia's large-scale aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia.

The European Union Delegation to Georgia issued a joint statement "on the 12-th anniversary of the conflict between Russia and Georgia", which expresses the EU's commitment to the peaceful resolution of conflicts and strong support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

In connection with the numerous appeals of foreign citizens wishing to visit the Republic of Abkhazia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia informs interested parties that crossing the border between the Russian Federation and the Republic Abkhazia is possible only for citizens of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation in accordance with the Order of the Government of the Russian Federation №1996-r of August 1, 2020.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a note of condolences to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon in connection with the numerous victims as the result of the explosion in Beirut.

We drew attention to the material of I. Tekushev published on the website of «Radio Svoboda» which touches upon the interests of the Abkhaz-Russian relations.

The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia informs that entry into the territory of the republic through checkpoints is carried out without any restrictions in connection with the Order of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia dated of August 1, 2020 on recognizing as invalid the Order of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia dated of June 30, 2020. As for the entrance through the «Psou» checkpoint, both citizens of Abkhazia and Russia can cross it.

Bashar al-Assad, the President of the Syrian Arab Republic met with Bagrat Khutaba, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Syrian Arab Republic at the Presidential Palace on July 28, 2020.

Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory note to Masis Mayilyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh on the occasion of the 27-th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh.