CARACAS, February 20 (Itar-Tass) --
Abkhazia’s delegation is visiting Latin America to further develop
political and economic relations with its countries, acting Foreign
Minister Maxim Gvindzhiya told Itar-Tass on Saturday.
The agenda of the Abkhazian
delegation’s working visit to the region includes the development of
economic relations with Latin American countries, he said.
"We are looking for ways to fill our
relations not only with political statements, but also with specific
economic projects,” the acting foreign minister said.
During the tour of Latin America, the Abkhazian delegation will visit Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
"In addition to making preparations in
Caracas for Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh’s visit to Latin
America, Venezuela is a very big market for our country,” the diplomat
said.
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"The priority goals of our trip to
Venezuela are to prepare Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh’s visit to
Latin American countries and complete the process of establishing
diplomatic relations with Venezuela,” Gvindzhiya said.
He said Abkhazia planned to open embassies in Venezuela and Nicaragua that have recognised its independence.
"We are studying questions related to
the establishment of firm economic ties between Abkhazia and
Venezuela,” the acting minister said.
"The ground has been prepared in
Argentina for meetings at the Foreign Ministry, with governors,
businesspeople, and mass media, and at the universities of this South
American country,” Gvindzhiya said.
In Ecuador "we can see the process
initiated by the president of this country, Rafael Correa who said that
he was ready to consider the question of recognising Abkhazia after an
official request had been received”, the official said.
"Such a request was handed over to him
officially in December of last year, and e are now waiting for the
reply,” Gvindzhiya said.
"Ecuador is seriously studying the
question of Abkhazia recognition from the point of view of
international law, and our delegation is ready to help with that,” he
said.
Abkhazia insists that the question of
its recognition "be considered not only in terms of the right to
self-determination, but primarily in terms of view of international
law,” the acting foreign minister said.
"In both cases Abkhazia has indisputable arguments,” he added.
The purpose of the visit to Bolivia is
to study the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations with this
country, Gvindzhiya said.
Source: Itar-Tass
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