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On September 15, the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Volvach, and the Deputy Director of the Department for Special Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Anton Melnik, visited the de facto Republic of Abkhazia.
On September 16, the de facto Deputy Mayors of Sokhumi, Avtandil Surmanidze and Leon Kvarchia, visited Rostov-on-Don and took part in events related to the City Day. Sokhumi and Rostov are sister cities.
On September 13, a meeting was held between the so-called speaker of the parliament, Lasha Ashuba, and a deputy of the Russian Duma, Anastasia Udaltsova, who is also a member of the Committee on International Affairs. Other deputies of the de facto parliament also attended the meeting which discussed the issues of “inter-parliamentary” cooperation.
As Vladimir Anua, the de facto Defense Minister of Abkhazia, stated Gulrifsh, Ochamchiri, Tkvarcheli and Gali regions will host joint Abkhaz-Russian military exercises starting on August 21.
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On August 4, 2023, in an interview with the state news agency – TASS, Denis Gonchar, the Director of the 4th CIS Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, spoke about the occupied regions of Georgia. In the Ministry Gonchar supervises the South Caucasus direction, including the occupied regions. Key points expressed in the interview:
The President of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, met with a deputy of the Russian State Duma, Yana Lantratova, who is vacationing with her family in the occupied Abkhazia.
In an interview with Sputnik, the Russian Trade Representative in Abkhazia, Zalina Kobesova, spoke about the economic processes in the occupied Abkhazia and the functioning of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade.