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The Georgian Foreign Ministry urges Russia to stop the practice of provocative actions and respect the territorial integrity of the sovereign state. This is stated in a statement by the Georgian foreign policy.

"The arrival of the Russian Foreign Minister in the Abkhaz region with a violation of the state border of Georgia and the illegal discovery of the new building of the Russian diplomatic representation in Sukhumi is roughly violating the principle of respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within the framework of its international recognized boundaries and other fundamental norms of international law," the document says.

The "visit" of the minister was a continuation of the provocative policy of Moscow against Georgia and aims to legitimize the violent change in the boundaries of the sovereign state. “The Russian Federation tries to legitimize the occupation regimes with such illegal actions of the Russian Federation,” the Georgian Foreign Ministry notes.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry calls on Russia "to fulfill international obligations taken, including an agreement on a ceasefire of August 12, 2008."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit the occupied Abkhazia on April 18-19 with a “working visit,” the press service of the Foreign Ministry said. "The head of the Russian foreign policy will take part on April 18 in the solemn ceremony of the official opening of the new complex of buildings of the Russian Embassy in Abkhazia," the report said. In addition, in the course of negotiations with the leaders of the self-proclaimed state, it is planned to exchange opinions on the key issues of the agenda of bilateral relations, as well as on the topic of strengthening the international positions of Abkhazia and the coordination of Russian-Abkhaz foreign policy interaction. "

After the 2008 war, Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, rejected from Georgia. The independence of the regions was also recognized by Venezuela, Nicaragua and three dwarf states of Oceania - Nauru, Vantuta and Tuval. However, in July 2013, the recognition of the occupied territories withdrew Vanuatu . In March 2014, Tuval also refused the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia .