Putin congratulates Raul Khadzhimba on his election as President of the Republic of Abkhazia

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Raul Khadzhimba on his election as President of the Republic of Abkhazia. Official web-site of Kremlin writes about this. 

In his message of congratulations, Putin expressed the hope that Mr Khadzhimba’s work in his new post will help to achieve national consensus, ensure political stability within the country, and help to effectively resolve the socioeconomic development tasks that Abkhazia faces today.

Mr Putin reaffirmed Russia’s readiness to work closely together to continue strengthening the friendly ties between Russia and Abkhazia and develop mutually advantageous bilateral cooperation in various areas.