On October 12, 1999, the People’s Assembly - the Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia adopted the State Independence Act following a nationwide referendum which was held on October 3, 1999, at which 97.7% of the population voted for the Constitution of the Republic of Abkhazia adopted on November 26, 1994.

The 45-th Round of the International Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in the Caucasus were held on October 9-10, 2018.The Discussion was attended by the representatives of the Republic of Abkhazia, the Republic of South Ossetia, Georgia, the Russian Federation and the United States co-chaired by the UN, OSCE and the EU.

Daur Kove, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia met with Dmitry Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia at the Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia on October 3, 2018. The meeting was also attended by Vissarion Aplia, the head of the Abkhaz Orthodox Church.

The 20-th anniversary of Victory and Independence Day celebrates on September 30 in the Republic of Abkhazia. The leadership and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia took part in the ceremony of laying wreaths at the Memorial of Glory in the city of Sukhum as well as at the grave of Vladislav Ardzinba, the First President of the Republic of Abkhazia in the village of Eschera.

On the eve of the holiday, on a big screen in the center of Tiraspol, a video in connection with the events in Abkhazia 25 years ago and Victory Day of the People of Abkhazia in the Patriotic War in 1992-1993 is broadcast in a repeating mode.

M. Bakhtadze, speaking at the 73-rd session of the UN General Assembly, Georgian Prime Minister addressed to the “residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia,” saying that the future of Georgia is with the republics. “We see our future only with you. You should be able to use all the benefits that Georgian citizens have,” said M. Bakhtadze.

The leadership and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia took part in the ceremony of laying flowers to the Memorial of Glory on the Liberation Day of the Sukhum city.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a note of condolences to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran in connection with the terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Ahvaz.

Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia held a regular meeting with Toivo Claar, Cihan Sultanoglu, Rudolf Michachka, the Co-Chairmen of the Geneva International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia from the EU, the UN and OSCE on September 20, 2018.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in connection with the 28-th anniversary of the Independence Day.

Daur Kove, the Foreign Minister met with Niels Scott, the Permanent Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia on September 18,2018.

The 10-th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation marks on September 17, 2018. The signing of the Treaty meant the establishment of equal, mutually respectful relations between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua on the occasion of Independence Day.

Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation sent a congratulatory telegram to Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia on the occasion of the 10-th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation.

Daur Kove, The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a congratulatory note to Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the 10-th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation.

An official farewell ceremony was held with Gennady Gagulia, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia, the second-degree Companion of the Order Akhdz-Apsha. in the House of Culture of Gudauta on September 12,2018.

Riyad Haddad, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Russian Federation visited the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Russian Federation and left a record in the mourning book in connection with the tragic death of Gennady Gagulia, the Prime Minister of Abkhazia on September 12,2018

People come to express their words of sympathy and support to the Embassy of Abkhazia in the Russian capital where is the book of condolences in connection with the tragic death of the Prime Minister of the republic.

Yaoska Calderón, the Ambassador of the Republic of Nicaragua to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela visited the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on September 10, 2018 to express her condolences to Zaur Gvadzhava, the Ambassador of the Republic of Abkhazia on the occasion of the tragic death of Gennady Gagulia, the Prime Minister of Abkhazia.