Demetrius III managed to convince Theodosius to organize a reconciliation, who agreed to return to Abkhazia with guarantees of personal security confirmed by oaths before the Catholicos and the clergy. The central government was still powerful enough to cope with the local separatism, but not for surmounting the growing structural crisis.
Demetrius III's efforts to reconcile with Theodosius were successful in addressing the immediate issue of separatism, but the underlying structural crisis persisted.