Abkhazia
Partially recognised state in the South Caucasus
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| December 15 2024 | Abkhazian diplomatic personnel were withdrawn from Syria following the fall of the al-Assad regime. |
| November 19 2024 | President Aslan Bzhania and Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab resigned after four days of protests, with Vice President Badra Gunba becoming acting president. |
| November 15 2024 | Protesters seized the building of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia, demanding President Bzhania's resignation, which he refused. |
| August 15 2024 | Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Volvach announced that Abkhazia's harmonization of laws with Russia was 'almost complete'. |
| January 1 2024 | Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) ceases to exist. |
| 2023 | Armenia voted in favor of the United Nations General Assembly resolution supporting Georgia's territorial integrity and the right of return of displaced persons. |
| 2023 | Artsakh (self-proclaimed Republic) dissolved, which had previously recognised Abkhazia on 17 November 2006. |
| August 2023 | Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chair of Russian Security Council, voiced support for Abkhazia joining Russia, criticizing Georgia's potential NATO membership and suggesting Abkhazia could only be united as part of Russia. |
| July 10 2023 | Abkhazia was initially scheduled to play a CONIFA World Cup Qualification match against Artskah, which was later postponed. |
| 2022 | Abkhazia national football team participated in CONIFA World Football Cup, representing their partially recognized territory in international football competition for unaffiliated national teams. |
| 2022 | Abdel Hafiz Nofal met with Inal Ardzinba, who had become Abkhaz foreign minister in late 2021. |
| 2022 | Abkhaz foreign minister had a telephone conversation with Paul Chet Greene, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda. |
| October 2022 | Abkhazian President Aslan Bzhania declared Abkhazia's readiness to host a Russian navy and join the Russia-Belarus Union State in an interview with Russian TV. |
| September 30 2022 | The Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics were annexed by Russia, an action that remains internationally unrecognized. |
| March 2022 | The last parliamentary elections were held in the People's Assembly. |
| February 2022 | A delegation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan visited Abkhazia and met with the foreign minister. |
| February 25 2022 | President Aslan Bzhania officially recognized the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic. |
| February 22 2022 | Abkhazia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a statement welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin's recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. |
| February 10 2022 | New Abkhaz foreign minister Inal Ardzinba met with State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev to discuss post-Soviet integration processes. |
| 2021 | Abdullah Ali Sabri, Ambassador of the Houthi-dominated Supreme Political Council of Yemen, met with the Abkhaz Ambassador in Syria to discuss potential bilateral cooperation. |
| 2021 | An OSCE expert suggests North Korea might be a potential country to recognize Abkhazia diplomatically, though Abkhazia rejects recognition based solely on geopolitical reasons. |
| 2021 | Amina Anshba achieved her highest career ranking of 278th among women in tennis. |
| December 2021 | Unrest occurred in the Abkhazian territory. |
| March 2021 | Abkhazia national football team participated in the CONIFA World Football Cup qualification matches during this year, representing their non-FIFA recognized region in international football competition. |
| January 2021 | The President of the Association of Pakistanis in Russia met with Abkhaz foreign minister Daur Kove to discuss establishing Abkhaz-Pakistani business relations. |
| 2020 | Competed in international football competitions as a non-FIFA recognized national team, participating in CONIFA (Confederation of Independent Football Associations) tournaments. |
| 2020 | Beslan Gubliya appointed as the manager of the Abkhazia national football team, taking over after Beslan Ajinjal. |
| November 2020 | Abkhazia launched a program to form a common social and economic space with Russia, aiming to harmonize laws and administrative measures. |
| October 2020 | Abkhazian embassy in Damascus was opened. |
| March 22 2020 | Aslan Bzhania was elected president of Abkhazia, winning with 59% of the vote. |
| January 12 2020 | Raul Khajimba resigned from the presidency after the Abkhazian Supreme Court annulled his election results. |
| 2019 | Raul Khajimba won the Abkhazian presidential election. |
| 2019 | Beslan Ajinjal's managerial tenure with the Abkhazia national football team ends. |
| 2019 | Abkhazia made their first appearance in the CONIFA European Cup, finishing in third place. |
| 2019 | Approximately 400 North Korean workers settle in Abkhazia, indicating growing economic collaboration between the two countries. |
| 2019 | Abkhaz Ambassador in Venezuela meets with the Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in the same country. |
| March 2019 | Vanuatu again reiterates its withdrawal of recognition of Abkhazia in March 2019. |
| March 14 2019 | Vanuatu Foreign Minister Ralph Regenvanu met with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani in Tbilisi, confirming Vanuatu's support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity |
| 2018 | A high-ranking Jordanian delegation, including the vice-president of the Senate, visited Abkhazia. |
| 2018 | A South Ossetian delegation, including foreign minister Dmitry Medoev, visited South Korea. |
| 2018 | Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi started an exchange program for Abkhaz university employees, with professors from Abkhazian State University visiting multiple U.S. universities. |
| November 2018 | A North Korean delegation visits Sukhumi, Abkhazia, further developing diplomatic and economic dialogue. |
| August 2018 | An Abkhaz delegation visits Pyongyang, North Korea, to explore potential bilateral cooperation. |
| May 29 2018 | Syria recognizes Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states under President Bashar al-Assad's government. |
| May 29 2018 | Syria recognised Abkhazia as an independent state. |
| April 19 2018 | South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Eritrea to the Russian Federation, Petros Tseggay Asged, in Yalta. |
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