On March 31, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, approved a new concept of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation. The last concept was adopted in 2016.

The de facto president of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, signed a decree on the approval of the so-called  Foreign Policy Concept of Abkhazia. The development and strengthening of the strategic partnership with Russia is one of the main priorities of the concept which implies the following: