On March 21, the de facto Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Tskhinvali region, Akhsar Jioev, met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Mikhail Galuzin.

On December 28, the so-called Ambassador of Abkhazia to Russia, Alkhas Kvitsinia, met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Mikhail Galuzin, who also supervises occupied regions in the ministry.

On November 30, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, who supervises the occupied regions of Georgia in the ministry, Mikhail Galuzin, held a meeting with the Adviser to Alan Gagloyev, the de facto President of the Tskhinvali region, Konstantin Kochiev, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Irakli Tuzhba. Kochiev and Tuzhba represent the occupied regions at the Geneva International Negotiations, and this meeting was devoted to the preparation for the 59th round of the Geneva Talks which will be held on December 5, 2023.