Touching upon the issue of recognition of the Republic of Abkhazia by a number of Pacific states, ex-President of Georgia M. Saakashvili during the trial in Tbilisi openly admitted to committing a crime - attempts to bribe officials of foreign states. We are talking about the states of Oceania that have recognized the sovereignty of the Republic of Abkhazia - Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

“The former President of Georgia publicly confirmed the facts that the government of Georgia and personally M. Saakashvili were involved in bribery of high-ranking officials of foreign states,” the RA Foreign Ministry's Commentary says.

The Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia emphasizes that the recognition of the state sovereignty of the Republic of Abkhazia by the Pacific states was the result of a long and painstaking work of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Abkhazia.

“Promoting broad international recognition is one of the foreign policy priorities of the Abkhaz state. However, unlike our Georgian opponents, Abkhaz diplomats use only legal and civilized forms of interaction with representatives of foreign states, ” the RA MFA commentary says.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia intends to continue to work on expanding the international recognition of Abkhazia exclusively in accordance with generally accepted international norms. "