Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region to open ‘embassy’ in Syria

Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region will open an embassy in Syria on October 6, the de facto leadership of the occupied region has reported. 

The so-called official delegation from Abkhazia has already visited Damascus and is holding ‘bilateral meetings there,’ the de facto leadership of Abkhazia reports.

• Georgian occupied Tskhinvali region eager to open Damascus “embassy”

Syria recognised Georgia’s two Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali as independent states back in 2018, a step which was condemned by the international community. 

• Syria to lose US funding for recognising occupied territories of Georgia

Since the Russia-Georgia 2008 war the regions have been recognised as independent states only by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria. 

The rest of the international community is unanimous that the regions are occupied by Russia.