Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov congratulated Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, on the New Year.

The Republic of Abkhazia attentively and fully understands the views expressed by M.V. Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in an interview with Sputnik Georgia.

Foreign Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia, Oleg Bartsits, congratulated Maria Zakharova, Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on her birthday.

A meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Oleg Bartsits was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia to summarize the Ministry's activities for 2025. Deputy Ministers Odissei Bigvava and Iraklii Tuzhba, and heads of departments at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took part in the meeting.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, Oleg Bartsits, received the new Head of Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Republic of Abkhazia, Valeria Dzhemello, who will assume her duties on January 12, 2026.

On December 19, 2025, Alexander Vataman, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, participated in the online conference "Pridnestrovie - 35 Years in the Global Coordinate System."

Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, delivered a welcoming address at the final round of the "Vzglyad-2025" competition for journalists and bloggers, organized by the “Rossotrudnichestvo” Representative Office in the Republic of Abkhazia.

On December 16, 2025, Zaur Gvadzhava, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, at the invitation of the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended a pre-New Year's gala meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Iván Gil.

The opening ceremony of the first international forum "Nicaragua Exports 2025: Promoting Export Opportunities in New Markets" was held in Managua.

Today, the Republic of Abkhazia commemorates a tragic date – the 33rd anniversary of the Lata tragedy, which took the lives of more than 80 people, including 35 children, overnight during the 1992-1993 Patriotic War of the People of Abkhazia.