The opening of Abkhazia’s embassy in Syria will be a cornerstone in developing bilateral relation

DAMASCUS, (ST)_The Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia opened on Tuesday in Damascus and the flag was raised at the embassy.

 

The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Walid al-Moallem and a high-ranking Abkhazian delegation, who are paying a visit to Syria including head of presidential administration Alkhas Kvitsinia, Foreign Minister Daur Vadimovich Kove and other senior officials from both sides.

 

In a speech he gave during the opening ceremony, Al-Moallem expressed great happiness with the opening of the embassy in Damascus and the visit of the delegation who held talks on various aspects of developing bilateral relations and showed full support for Syria.

 

“The embassy will be the cornerstone in the bilateral relations and it may be a step to encourage others who closed their embassies in Damascus to reopen them,” al-Moallem added, expressing readiness to provide all support and assistance to enable the Abkhazian ambassador perform his duties successfully.

 

On his part, Kvitsinia  reviewed in his speech the history of relations between Abkhazia and Syria, starting with mutual recognition in May 2018, the signature of a treaty of friendship and cooperation, two agreements on the establishment of a joint committee for cooperation in various fields and facilitating and developing trade and economic cooperation between the two countries besides the establishment of diplomatic relations at the level of embassies.

 

He also talked about the two countries’ common determination to develop relations in all fields.

 

Kvitsinia affirmed his confidence that the relations between Syria and Abkahazia will develop on the basis of mutual respect and cooperation, expressing his gratitude to the Syrian friendly people.

 

Abkhazia’s Foreign Minister also pointed out that Abkhazia is a bridge for Syria that will help open horizons for cooperation with other countries.

 

“The opening of the embassy is an important step to ehance relations,” he said.

 

The ambassador of Abkhazia in Damascus Khutaba Bagrat Rashovich talked about the long-term history of relations, stressing that he will work to develop them in a way that achieves the interests of the two countries’ peoples.

 

Basma Qaddour