WAAC and Abkhazfed signed the Protocol on Interaction

The delegation of the World Abkhaz-Abaza Congress is on a working visit to the Republic of Turkey.

Sukhum. October 23. Apsnypress. The leaders of the World Abkhaz-Abaza Congress and the Federation of Abkhaz Cultural Centers (Abkhazfed) signed a protocol on interaction and cooperation in Istanbul, according to the WAAC information portal.
 
 According to the Executive Secretary of the WAAC Inar Gitsba, the agreements imply, first of all, work on restoring kinship ties, expanding and strengthening ties of the Abkhaz-Abaza diaspora in Turkey with the historic homeland.
 
 “The work will be carried out to revive ethnic and cultural unity, preserve the national identity, traditions and customs of the Abkhaz-Abazin and Ubykh peoples,” - Gitsba said.
 
 The chairman of the High Council of the Congress, Moussa Ekzekov, in a comment to the WAAC information portal said that they had succeeded in drawing up a plan for mutual cooperation between the two organizations.
 
 “We will work together in a clear-cut interaction, covering more and more settlements where representatives of the Abaz people live. I hope that our relationship will grow stronger and stronger. We all as one big family believe in our success, ” - stressed Ekzekov.
 
 Representatives of the Abkhazfed, in turn, also count on fruitful cooperation with the Congress in the field of preserving ethno-cultural values.
 
 “Wherever the representatives of the Abkhaz-Abazin people are, we must preserve our culture, customs and native language. And in this issue, we look forward to cooperation with the World Abkhaz-Abaza Congress, ” - said Atanur Akusba, chairman of the Federation of Abkhaz Cultural Centers.