On August 26, in Sukhum, the delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia, headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Akhsar Dzhioev, is taking part in events dedicated to the 18th anniversary of the Russian Federation’s recognition of the independence and state sovereignty of the Republic of Abkhazia.
The South Ossetian delegation includes Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Tadtaev and Head of the Department for Work with Foreign Institutions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alexey Sanakoev.
As part of the events, a ceremony was held to lay flowers at the Memorial to those who died in the Patriotic War of the people of Abkhazia in 1992–1993 in the Park of Glory in Sukhum, as well as at the Memorial to the first President of Abkhazia, Vladislav Ardzinba, in the village of Nizhny Eshera (Sukhum District), and at the Memorial to the second President of Abkhazia, Sergei Bagapsh, in the village of Dzhgyarda (Ochamchira District).
The events were attended by President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba, Vice-President of Abkhazia Beslan Bigvava, Prime Minister of Abkhazia Vladimir Delba, Speaker of the Parliament of Abkhazia Lasha Ashuba, representatives of the Presidential Administration of Abkhazia, deputies of the Parliament of Abkhazia, members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Abkhazia, Russian Ambassador to Abkhazia Vyacheslav Gladkov, Ambassador of South Ossetia to Abkhazia Astamur Katsiya, Prime Minister of AbkhaziaMinister of Bashkortostan Andrey Nazarov, Ambassador of Nicaragua to Russia and Abkhazia Alba Azucena Torres Mejia, Ambassador of Venezuela to Russia and Abkhazia Jesus Rafael Salazar Velazquez, other guests, war veterans, mothers of the dead, volunteers, members of the public.
August 26, 2026