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.

In view of the previous statement by Mr. Mamuka Mdinaradze and the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' post on social media, we deem it necessary to highlight that attempts by certain representatives of the Georgian political spectrum to interpret international processes based on their own political expectations do not objectively reflect the prevailing regional and international realities.

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.

Due to the increasing misinterpretation of information in social media regarding the meeting held between the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense, we hereby inform of the following.

In connection with the Izvestia article citing a commentary by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated December 3, 2025, we consider it necessary to clarify the position of the Republic of Abkhazia on a number of issues raised.

Having read the statement by the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which welcomed the latest, 32-nd Consolidated Report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, I would like to note the following.

Opening remarks by Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, at the opening ceremony of the International Documentary Film Festival "RT. Doc: Time of Our Heroes" (Abkhaz State University, November 17, 2025)

Speech by Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia at the awards ceremony and gala concert for the winners of the 4-th Alisa Gitsba International Music Competition and Laboratory, "Music – Dialogue Without Borders and Distances" (October 23, 2025, R. Gumba Abkhaz State Philharmonic)

The adoption of the resolution "Cooperation with Georgia" in the UN Human Rights Council and the subsequent statements by UK representatives are part of a long-running political performance aimed at discrediting of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia. This historic document, signed on September 19, 2005, in Tskhinval, enshrined the historical traditions of brotherhood, mutual assistance, and partnership between our peoples and states.