Russia Welcomes Vanuatu-Abkhazia Diplomatic Relations
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Russia welcomed Vanuatu establishing diplomatic ties with Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia, calling it an important step in Abkhazia’s campaign for greater global recognition.
“We view this in the context of expanding Abkhazia’s autonomy in international relations,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told reporters in Moscow today. “It is a success for the young Abkhaz state.”