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Article is available in Georgian.
On February 16, the de facto Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia, Robert Kiut, met with the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and the State Secretary of Russia, Igor Zubov, in Moscow. The meeting discussed issues of cooperation between the “agencies.”
In 2023, the “cross-border” turnover of funds carried out through banking system of Abkhazia amounted to RUB 143 billion, which is RUB 19.3 billion (15.6%) more than the same indicator in 2022.
On February 8, the press office of the de facto President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, released information, that during a working visit to Moscow, Bzhania met with a number of high-ranking Russian officials, including the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov.
According to the 2023 data, the volume of transactions through the APRA payment system of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia amounted to RUB 34.8 billion which is RUB 4.6 billion (15%) more compared to the same indicator of 2022. It should be noted that the rate of the use of the “banking system” of Abkhazia has been increasing in recent years. For example, in 2022, the volume of transactions through APRA increased by 19%, which was RUB 4.9 billion more than in 2021.
On February 5-9, Prodexpo 2024, the largest exhibition of food and beverages produced in Russia and Eastern European countries, was held in Moscow. Representatives of occupied Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region also took part in the exhibition.
On February 1, the de facto president of the occupied Tskhinvali region, Alan Gagloyev, met with the Head of the Directorate for Interregional Relations and Cultural Contacts with Foreign Countries of the Russian Presidential Administration, Igor Maslov. Maslov visited the region on a two-day working visit.
A new publication by the Rondel Foundation reviews the main events and trends in Russion-occupied regions of Georgia in 2023.