From May 8 to May 11, at the invitation of the CCI of RA in Abkhazia, a group of Circassians from Lebanon representing the "Circassians Association of Lebanon" is on a business visit. In the business part of the program included visits to production facilities like: "Wines and Beverages of Abkhazia", ​​Sukhum Brewery, "Mineral Waters of Abkhazia" acquainted guests with their products. A meeting was held with the Vice President of Abkhazia Vitaly Gabniya and at the ASU.

The result of the visit of the "Association of Circassians of Lebanon" was a press conference with the participation of the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Abkhazia Gennady Gaguliya, representatives of the creative and scientific community, businessmen, repatriates.

Chairman of the Association of Circassians of Lebanon Saria Abdelrazak (Doctor of Lebanese International University of Management) expressed gratitude to the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the invitation and warm welcome, the opportunity to establish numerous business contacts, and the opportunity to visit Abkhazia.

President of the CCI of Abkhazia Gennady Gaguliya and chairman of the Circassian Association in Lebanon Saria Abdelrazak signed an Agreement on Cooperation.

The event was held in a warm, friendly atmosphere. The guests asked questions: the director of the Center for Contemporary Art, Oleg Damenia, asked about the number of Abkhazians living in Lebanon, their social and cultural situation; The former Ambassador of RA to Turkey Vladimir Avidzba spoke about a distant meeting with the leaders of Egypt, among whom were the Abkhazians; Chairman of the Mothers of Abkhazia for Peace and Social Justice Guli Kichba thanked the guests for their visit to Abkhazia, and Anatoly Lagulaa, the editor-in-chief of the Alashara magazine, introduced the Abkhaz proverb "Even in rainy weather, the guest is like the sun".

After signing the Agreement on Cooperation, the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Abkhazia Gennady Gaguliya presented guests with memorable gifts, among which were not only books about Abkhazia and the bas-relief of the first president of the republic Vladislav Ardzinba.