The suspension of payments to public sector employees and security forces in Abkhazia is related to the “balance of obligations,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
He expressed confidence that it would be possible to organise a meeting with his Abkhazian colleague in the coming weeks. Sergei Shamba.
As previously stated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Abkhazia Vladimir DelbaThe Russian side has limited financial assistance to Abkhazia due to the republic’s failure to comply with the conditions of the programme to harmonize the legislation of the two countries.
“The individual points of this program have a deadline of implementation until August 1, 2024. Due to the Abkhaz side’s failure to comply with the conditions, the Russian side temporarily limited the provision of financial assistance in the amount of 141 million rubles.” – Delba explained.
