Abkhazia–Russia relations
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<entity_0> (Russian: Российско-абхазские отношения) is the bilateral relationship between the <entity_1> and the <entity_2>. <entity_2> recognised <entity_1> on 26 August 2008, following the August 2008 South Ossetia war. <entity_1> and <entity_2> established diplomatic relations on 9 September 2008. On 25 August 2008 President of <entity_1> Sergei Bagapsh made a presentation to the Federation Council of <entity_2>. Many high level Russian politicians including Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov, Chairman of the State Duma Boris Gryzlov, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, Permanent Representative of <entity_2> to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin and Permanent Representative of <entity_2> to NATO Dmitry Rogozin, rejected the criticism, and have stated that Russian recognition of <entity_1> is irreversible. As a result of the Russian recognition of Abkhazian and South Ossetian independence, Georgia severed diplomatic relations with <entity_2> on 29 August 2008, and declared that it regards South Ossetia and <entity_1> as occupied territories. <entity_2> and <entity_1> established diplomatic relations at embassy level on 9 September 2008, when Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Abkhaz Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Shamba exchanged notes at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Igor Akhba, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the <entity_1> to <entity_2> was appointed by Sergei Bagapsh as <entity_1>'s first ambassador to <entity_2> on 14 November 2008. On 1 May 2009, <entity_2>'s embassy to <entity_1> was opened in Sukhumi. <entity_2> plans on opening up a trade mission in <entity_1> in order to ease access to the local economy for Russian businesses.
['bilateral relation']