Aslan Bzhaniya, the President of the Republic of Abkhazia, awarded the highest state award, the Order “Akhdz-Apsha” of the 1 stI degree to Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

On March 22, a videoconference was held between the delegation of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Co-Chairs of the International Geneva Discussions, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, on the eve of the 57th round.

A meeting between the head of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Abkhazia, Mikhail Shurgalin was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov on his birthday.

On March 17, a working meeting was held between the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Republic of Nicaragua, Inar Ladaria, and the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Nicaragua, Luis Morales Alonso.

Delegations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia are on working trips to the Lebanese Republic and Afghanistan this week.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba held a working meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Syrian Arab Republic Bagrat Khutaba. The parties discussed organizational and technical issues for the provision of humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people. In particular, the issue of purchasing modular homes for Syrian families left homeless as a result of the earthquake.

The meeting was attended by the Foreign Minister of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba, Abkhazian IT specialists, representatives of the State Committee of the Republic of Abkhazia for Youth and Sports.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba announced the preparation of the Republic of Abkhazia for participation in the next round of Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia scheduled for April 4-5.

On March 14, 2023, the 14th meeting of the Coordinating Mechanism for the Search for Missing Persons was held in Belgrade, the Republic of Serbia, with the participation of the Abkhaz and Georgian sides.