President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba received Rector of the Russian State Social University Andrey Khazin.
The President expressed his deep condolences to the family and friends of the First Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation Igor Muratovich Akhba.
The reopening of the Central Market was carried out on behalf of President Badra Gunba as part of the Year of the Village.
The Head of State emphasized the special importance of trips to Tkuarchal, a city whose residents, through their hard work and courage, having withstood the blockade and defended their Homeland, wrote heroic pages in the history of the country. According to the President, the republic's leadership always feels a special responsibility towards the Hero City and its residents.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Vladimir Delba and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Abkhazia Vyacheslav Gladkov.
I regret to learn about the death of Alexei Yekupovich Lasuria, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War.
President Badra Gunba signed an order on the establishment of a State Commission for the organization of the funeral of the First Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation Igor Muratovich Akhba, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Jansukh Nanba. 
"I am saddened to learn of the death of Igor Muratovich Akhba, the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation, a man who made a great contribution to protecting the interests of our country.
"I am saddened to learn of the death of Igor Muratovich Akhba, the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation, a man who made a great contribution to protecting the interests of our country.
Today, on the 34th anniversary of the outbreak of the Patriotic War of the people of Abkhazia in 1992-1993, a flower-laying ceremony was held at the Vladislav Ardzinba Memorial in the village of Nizhnyaya Eshera.
In his speech, President Badra Gunba stressed that August 14 is a special day of mourning and remembrance, when the country remembers those who gave their most precious lives for the freedom and independence of Abkhazia. At the same time, this day will forever remain a symbol of courage, indomitable will and the willingness of the people to defend their Homeland to the end.

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