August 14 in the Republic of Abkhazia is the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of the Fatherland. Today marks 32 years since the beginning of the Patriotic War of the People of Abkhazia 1992-1993.

On August 14, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Shamba and the Chairman of the Union of Abkhazian Volunteers of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania Igor Kokoyev.

We are closely monitoring the situation that is developing in the Kursk Region of the Russian Federation due to the attack by armed formations of Ukraine on the border settlements of the region. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded.

On August 9, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Sergey Shamba and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Republic of Abkhazia Oleg Botsiev and the Head of the Official Representative Office of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in the Republic of Abkhazia Garry Ku palba.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Abkhazia Sergey Shamba continues to receive congratulations on his appointment.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov congratulated Sergey Shamba on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia sent a note of condolences to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia on the 16th anniversary of the beginning of Georgia's armed aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia

August 7, 2024 Vice President of the Republic of Abkhazia Badra Gunba introduced the new Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Shamba to the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia.

On August 6, 2024, President of the Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhaniia signed a Decree appointing Sergey Mironovich Shamba as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia.