Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation Igor Akhba visited the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Daur Kove sent a condolence note to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in connection with the death of Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Russian representative to the UN Security Council, Vitaly Churkin.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Daur Kove met with Co-chairman of the Geneva discussions from the UN Anti Turunen and Senior Political Adviser to the UN Special Representative to the Geneva discussions Hailu Mamo. The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kan Tania.

On February 15 at the Permanent Representative office of the Republic of Abkhazia in Germany was held a round table "Abkhazia and Europe: rapprochement", organized by the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia Khibla Amichba with the participation of deputy of the German Bundestag Christian Haase (CDU party).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation hosted a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Daur Kove and the State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Kan Tania met with the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus (EUSR) Herbert Salber. The meeting was also attended by the Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia Tengiz Tarba and representatives of the EUSR office Bjorn Kuene, Tom Trier and Emmanuel Anquetil.

During a working visit to Moscow, the Foreign Minister Daur Kove visited the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation.

On February 9, the LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky allowed himself a number of incorrect statements addressed to the Republic of Abkhazia on the Russian TV channel "Russia 1".

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Daur Kove sent a congratulatory note to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov on the occasion of the Diplomat’s day.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation Igor Akhba received charge d'affaire of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Russian Federation, Jose Gregorio Escalona.