Medvedev Accepts Credentials from Abkhaz, S.Ossetian Envoys

Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, accepted credentials from Abkhaz and South Ossetian ambassadors in Russia alongside with other new ambassadors from twelve countries.

“I am convinced that recognition by the international community will help ensure lasting peace and stability in the Caucasus,” he said at an event in the Kremlin on January 16. “We will not abandon our neighbor in the difficult times of post-conflict conditions and we will together reconstruct the republic’s social and economic infrastructure and strengthen its security.”

At the same ceremony, the Russian President also accepted credentials from ambassadors of Estonia, Sweden, Britain, Iran, Sudan, Cyprus, Cameron, Cuba, Bangladesh, Mali, Pakistan and Algeria.

Apart of Russia, only Nicaragua has recognized breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

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