Akhra Aristava: "First recognition, and then trade and economic relations"

[Abkhaz World Newsletter]

Economist Akhra Aristava commented on the visit of Abkhazia's President and Foreign Minister to Belarus, stating that the country's leadership made a mistake by violating the continuity of their foreign policy course.

 

The first president of Abkhazia, Vladislav Ardzinba, despite the severe blockade, insisted on recognition first and then on trade and economic relations. After Vladislav Ardzinba, in 2008, there was a meeting between Sergey Bagapsh and Alexander Lukashenko. Then too, Lukashenko suggested opening a trade mission, but Bagapsh did not agree. The question was about the recognition of the independence of the Republic of Abkhazia. That is, the policy was consistent, and there was continuity. Unfortunately, in 2011, after the sudden death of Sergey Bagapsh, many professionals left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia. And foreign policy issues and the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are primarily issues of professionalism.

 

Interview with Akhra Aristava https://abkhazworld.com/aw/interview/2183-akhra-aristava-first-recognition-and-then-trade-and-economic-relations 

 

 

 

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