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The Secretary of the Security Council of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Sergey Shamba, met with the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev. The meeting discussed security issues within the framework of the alliance and strategic partnership agreement.

A working meeting was held in Moscow between the Secretary of the Security Council of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Sergey Shamba, and the Deputy Head of the Directorate for Interregional Relations and Cultural Contacts with Foreign Countries of the Russian Presidential Administration, Viktor Shargaev.

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According to the press service of the President of the de facto Republic of the Tskhinvali region, Alan Gagloyev, the de facto President, held a telephone conversation with the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov.

A working meeting was held in the Security Council of Russia between the Secretary of the Security Council of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Sergey Shamba, and the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Rashid Nurgaliyev.

The President of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, met with the “Ambassador” of Russia, Mikhail Shurgalin.

The Prime Minister of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, held a working meeting with the “agencies” responsible for the implementation of a program for the formation of a single social and economic space between Russia and Abkhazia based on the harmonization of the “legislation” of Abkhazia with the Russian legislation.

The Minister of Tourism of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Teimuraz Khishba, met with the de facto Minister of Tourism of Russian-occupied Crimea, Vadim Volchenko. The meeting of the de facto Ministers was held within the framework of the 29th Moscow International Tourism Exhibition.

On March 17, 2023, during his visit to Moscow, Alan Gagloyev, the de facto leader of the Tskhinvali region, met with the Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration, Dmitry Kozak, and the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council, Rashid Nurgaliyev. Kozak and Nurgaliyev supervise the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia. A meeting between Alan Gagloyev and Vladimir Putin preceded the meetings.

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On March 16, 2023, the de facto President of the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region, Alan Gagloyev, met with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. This was his first meeting with Putin as a president-elected in 2022. The meeting was planned in February; however, the day before the meeting, Gagloyev was tested positive for coronavirus and the meeting was postponed. Gagloyev was often criticized by his opponents for taking so long to meet with the Russian leader.

A delegation chaired by Beslan Eshba, the Mayor of the so-called Sokhumi Administration, visited the capital of Tatarstan. Eshba held a meeting with Ildar Shakirov, the Deputy Head of the Kazan Executive Committee, who heads the fields of transport, economic development and trade.

The de facto Ombudsperson for Children's Rights of Abkhazia, Maktina Jinjolia, met with her Russian counterpart, Maria Lvova-Belova. The meeting discussed plans for 2023 and the rights of minors in the de facto republic.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, met with the Chairman of the Federal Agency for CIS States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Affairs (Russian House), Yevgeny Primakov.