On October 30, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Economy of Abkhazia, Kristina Ozgan, and the Minister of Economic Development of Russia, Maxim Reshetnikov, signed an investment agreement. The agreement provides for the implementation of investment projects by Russian companies on the territory of Abkhazia.

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.

On August 11-12, the Minister of Economy of the Russian Federation, Maxim Reshetnikov, was on a working visit in the occupied Abkhazia.

On June 14, Alan Gagloyev, the de facto President of the Tskhinvali region, who is visiting Moscow, met with the Russian Minister of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov.