First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia Sergey Kiriyenko arrived in Abkhazia on a working visit. At the Sukhum International Airport named after V.G. Ardzinba was met by the President of the Republic of Abkhazia, Badra Gunba. 
On the Day of the International Recognition of the Independence of the Republic of Abkhazia, a flower-laying ceremony was held at the Memorial of the Second President of Abkhazia, Sergei Bagapsh, in the village of Jgarda.
On the Day of the International Recognition of the Independence of the Republic of Abkhazia, a flower-laying ceremony was held at the Memorial of the First President Vladislav Ardzinba in the village of Nizhnyaya Eshera.
The laying ceremony was attended by President Badra Gunba, Prime Minister Vladimir Delba, Speaker of Parliament Lasha Ashuba, members of the Government, members of Parliament, Russian Ambassador to Abkhazia Vyacheslav Gladkov, Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan Andrei Nazarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev, war veterans, volunteers, and members of the public.On August 26, 2008, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree recognizing the independence of the Republic of Abkhazia by the Russian Federation.
President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba received Rector of the Russian State Social University Andrey Khazin.
The President expressed his deep condolences to the family and friends of the First Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation Igor Muratovich Akhba.
The reopening of the Central Market was carried out on behalf of President Badra Gunba as part of the Year of the Village.
The Head of State emphasized the special importance of trips to Tkuarchal, a city whose residents, through their hard work and courage, having withstood the blockade and defended their Homeland, wrote heroic pages in the history of the country. According to the President, the republic's leadership always feels a special responsibility towards the Hero City and its residents.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Vladimir Delba and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Abkhazia Vyacheslav Gladkov.
I regret to learn about the death of Alexei Yekupovich Lasuria, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War.
President Badra Gunba signed an order on the establishment of a State Commission for the organization of the funeral of the First Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation Igor Muratovich Akhba, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Jansukh Nanba. 
"I am saddened to learn of the death of Igor Muratovich Akhba, the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation, a man who made a great contribution to protecting the interests of our country.

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