At the Ministry of North Caucasus Affairs of the Russian Federation ceremonial meeting was held to celebrate 5th anniversary of the Ministry establishment. The Ministry achievements were also discussed at the meeting. Lev Kuznetsov, the first Minister, participated in the meeting.

On February 21, 2019, in Moscow, at the Ministry of North Caucasus Affairs of the Russian Federation, Minister Sergey Chebotarev met with de facto Prime Minster of Abkhazia Valery Bganba. Igor Koshin, Deputy to Chabotarev, and Igor Akhba, Russian „ambassador“ to Abkhazia, also attended the meeting.