At the invitation of Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov, Zaur Gvadzhava, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela participated in a ceremony dedicated to Russian Diplomats' Day.

On February 10, 2019, Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, participated via videoconference in a meeting of the reporting board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, dedicated to Diplomatic Service Employee Day of Pridnestrovie.

Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia congratulated Rasha Khutaba, International Master of Sports in freestyle wrestling and recipient of the Akhye-Apsha Order, II and III degrees on his 75-th birthday.

Igor Muratovich Akhba, Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Russian Federation, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation was awarded the jubilee medal of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Abkhazia "30 Years of the Constitution of the Republic of Abkhazia" for his services in the field of constitutional development of the Republic of Abkhazia.

Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia attended a gala reception at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Abkhazia to mark Russian Diplomats' Day. The Minister of Foreign Affairs honored the memory of Dmitry Vishernev, First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Abkhazia, and his wife, Olga, who died tragically in Sukhum in September 2013 Oleg Bartsits congratulated the Embassy staff on Diplomats' Day.

Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia congratulated Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on Diplomats' Day.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic on the occasion of Diplomatic Service Day.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the occasion of Diplomatic Worker's Day

Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia was awarded the "Labor Valor" Badge of Distinction and the Certificate of Honor "For Active Contribution to the Fate of the Motherland, Special Achievements in Labor, Patriotism, and Military Labor for the Glory of Russia" by the All-Russian Public Organization of Heroes, Holders of State Awards, and Laureates of the "Labor Valor of Russia" State Prize. The Foreign Ministry staff was also awarded a diploma "For Active Contribution to the Fate of the Motherland, Special Achievements in Labor, Patriotism, and Military Labor for the Glory of Russia."

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.