Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba and the staff of the Ministry on the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia.

Comment by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia:

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, sent a congratulatory address to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Vitaly Ignatiev, on the occasion of the Republic Day.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, sent an address to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua, Denis Ronaldo Moncada Colindres, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the recognition by the Republic of Nicaragua of the independence and state sovereignty of the Republic of Abkhazia.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, sent a congratulatory note to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, Akhsar Dzhioev, on the 15th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.

August 26 marked the 15th anniversary of the recognition of the Republic of Abkhazia as a sovereign and independent state by the Russian Federation. The corresponding decree was signed on August 26, 2008 by the President of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev.

On August 23, 2023, a concert dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the recognition of the State sovereignty of the Republic of Abkhazia by the Russian Federation was held at the State Philharmonic. 

On August 24, 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Iraklii Tuzhba held a working meeting with members of the public involved in organizing events dedicated to the International Day of the Disappeared.

Today, the international security system is in a state of considerable tension. We note a significant aggravation of the situation between the Russian Federation and the collective West. We consider many statements made in the media as the result of an intensifying geopolitical struggle.

The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, Victoria Malania, took part in the online International Round Table “Abkhazia and South Ossetia. 15 years of recognition by the Russian Federation of the independence of the republics. Experience and perspectives.