August 26 marks the 17th anniversary of the recognition of the state independence and sovereignty of the Republic of Abkhazia by the Russian Federation. The historic Decree No. 1261 was signed by the President of Russia D.A. Medvedev on August 26, 2008.

Recent statements by Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze that Western officials have been pressuring the Georgian government to open a "second front" against Russia, which in fact means new aggression against Abkhazia and South Ossetia, confirming the facts of blackmail and threats from Western countries, are fully consistent with the practice of pressure on sovereign states known to us.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Oleg Bartsits congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua Valdrack Jaentschke on his birthday.

On August 19, 2025, a meeting of the Security Council members was held at the UN headquarters dedicated to the events of 2008. Following the meeting, some representatives of Western countries issued a joint statement in support of Georgia's territorial integrity and condemned the presence of Russian military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. It should be noted that such joint statements by Western representatives in support of Georgia have become traditional and have nothing to do with objective reality.

On 15 August 2025, the Plenipotentiary Representative Office of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Republic of Turkey in Istanbul hosted a meeting between the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia Ibrahim Avidzba and the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Istanbul Andrey Buravov.

SUKHUM, August 16. /TASS/. The meeting of the Presidents of Russia and the United States Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska gives hope for progress in relations between the countries. This opinion was expressed to TASS by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia Oleg Bartsits, commenting on the meeting.

August 12, 2025. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Zaur Gvadzhava, at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, took part in a gala event dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Iran. The event was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Yvan Gil Pinto.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Oleg Bartsits congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Ivan Eduardo Gil Pinto on his birthday.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Oleg Bartsits took part in a ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to volunteers in Gudauta.

A memorial site with a thematic banner dedicated to the beginning of the Patriotic War of the People of Abkhazia 1992-1993 was opened in Tiraspol near the building of the Official Representative Office of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

On August 14, a telephone conversation took place between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Odissei Bigvava and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Elbakiyev.

On August 12, 2025, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Zaur Gvadzhava, at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, took part in a meeting chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Yvan Gil Pinto, during which a new attempt by the government of the United States of America to destabilize the situation in Venezuela was discussed.

Today, August 14, marked 33 years since the beginning of the Patriotic War of the People of Abkhazia 1992-1993. The leadership and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia took part in the flowers laying ceremony at the Memorial to those killed in the Patriotic War of the People of Abkhazia 1992-1993 in the Park of Glory in Sukhum.

Official commentary by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, head of the Abkhazian delegation to the International Discussions on Stability and Security in Transcaucasia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Odissei Bigvava on the statement by the Prime Minister of Georgia Iraklii Kobakhidze.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a note of condolence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in connection with the 17th anniversary of the tragic events of August 2008.

17 years ago, on the night of August 7-8, 2008, the world witnessed a horrific military adventure by the Georgian Armed Forces, who subjected the peacefully sleeping town of Tskhinval to massive artillery shelling and assault. This unprovoked aggression took the lives of hundreds of civilians, leaving a deep wound in the hearts of all residents of the region.

On August 8, an online working meeting was held between the head of the State Migration Service of the Republic of Abkhazia Said Tsvinariia and the head of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Svetlana Pysina, organized by the Official Representative Office of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

At the invitation of the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in the Republic of Nicaragua, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to Nicaragua Inar Ladariia and Minister-Counselor Alyas Aiba took part in the ceremony dedicated to the bicentennial of independence of Bolivia.

On August 6, 2025, at the initiative of the Nicaraguan side, an online meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Oleg Bartsits and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua Waldrack Jaentschke, Advisor to the President of Nicaragua for the Promotion of Investment, Trade and International Cooperation Laureano Ortega Murillo, as well as representatives of business and banking circles of Nicaragua.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Oleg Bartsits congratulated the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Zaur Gvadzhava on his birthday.