President: Name of Aleko Gvaramia is widely known and respected in Abkhazia and beyond -

Sukhum. September 7. Apsnypress. The message reads, in part: 

"An authoritative leader and an outstanding scientist-mathematician, you have for many years headed the Abkhazian State University (ASU) - the flagship of higher education in the country and our national heritage. 

It is impossible to overestimate your role in that the University not only survived the War of 1992 - 1993 years and difficult postwar times, but went on a sustainable path of development. You have done a lot to expand international relations of ASU, convergence of Abkhaz and Russian educational space, upgrade the skills of the teaching staff and the quality of vocational education in the country. 

You harmoniously combine organizational, scientific, educational and social activities. As a full member of the Abkhazian and the Russian Academy of Sciences, honorary professor at Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov, a member of the Oxford Academic Union and other organizations regularly publishing in prestigious journals and monographs, speaking at international forums, you make an unprecedented contribution to the development of algebraic science and education in the country and do much for the formation of a positive image of Abkhazia in the world. 

Your fundamental work in the field of modern algebra are internationally recognized, and your name is widely known and respected in Abkhazia and beyond. Colleagues, friends and students appreciate not only your expertise and rich experience, but also human qualities, attention to people".