A working meeting between the delegation of Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia and the leadership of the Russian Foreign Ministry was hosted in Moscow

During the meeting the parties discussed issues of bilateral Abkhaz-Russian relations, as well as the coordination of positions on the next 35 round of the International Geneva Discussions.

Sukhum. March 18. Apsnypress. The working meeting of the delegation of Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Chirikba and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin was hosted in Moscow.
 
 During the meeting the parties discussed issues of bilateral Abkhaz-Russian relations, as well as the coordination of positions on the next 35 round of the International Geneva Discussions, scheduled for March 22-23. During the meeting were discussed topics of bilateral relations, as the regime of crossing the Russian-Abkhaz border, the resumption of a simplified mechanism for obtaining Russian citizenship to citizens of Abkhazia, Russia's assistance in strengthening the international position of Abkhazia, a number of other topical issues of bilateral relations.
 
 The Russian side positively assessed the exchange of prisoners between Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
 
  The sides discussed approaches to the issue of the resumption of a mechanism to respond and prevent incidents (MPRI). The Abkhaz side is ready for the resumption of this important mechanism in the absence of its politicization by the Georgian side.
 
 In view of the continuing attempts of Georgia to distort the real picture of human rights in Abkhazia, the Abkhaz side is preparing a report for submission to the UN, containing accurate information on this matter.
 
 In connection with the annual presentation of Georgia of one-sided and unreal situation of refugees resolution to the UN General Assembly, the Abkhaz side is going to revert to the US delegation at the Geneva discussions with the proposal to consent to the visit of the Abkhazian delegation in New York on the eve of the vote on the resolution to provide delegates of the General Assembly their vision of this complex problem.
 
In general, the parties noted the similarity of their positions on key issues of the bilateral and international agenda, according to the information department of Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia.