On May 15-16, the President of the de facto republic of the Tskhinvali region, Alan Gagloyev, paid a visit to the Republic of Chechnya to celebrate the Days of Ossetian Culture.

The de facto President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, hosted a delegation from the Chechen Republic. The delegation comprised the Minister of Health, Elkhan Suleimanov, and the Minister of National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information, Akhmed Dudayev. The meeting was attended by the de facto Minister of Health of Abkhazia, Eduard Butba.