On April 22, the first working meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Oleg Bartsyts with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Abkhazia Mikhail Shurgalin took place.

During the meeting, the parties discussed a number of issues of the bilateral and international agenda, in particular, related to the planned visit of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia B.Z. Gunba to the Russian Federation to participate in the ceremonial events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, as well as related to the agreement between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation on the resolution of dual citizenship issues.

The mutual intention to strengthen interstate Abkhazian-Russian cooperation, as well as to develop cooperation in all areas of mutual interest was confirmed.