16 - 19 April the delegation of the CCI of RA, led by its president Gennady Gagulia, participated in the 22nd «Alimentaria 2018" international exhibition of food and beverage products, which took place in Barcelona, Spain. The ICC delegation also included the vice president -Tamila Mertskhulava, head of the Department of External Relations and Investment - Kama Tsvizhba, head of the Department of Tourism - Inara Daurova.

The international exhibition "Alimentaria 2018" is the largest gastronomic exhibition in Spain and one of the three most important exhibitions of the industry in the world.
The exhibition was attended by representatives of travel companies from of China, Mexico, Bulgaria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Libya, Brazil, etc. The Abkhazian stand was among such countries such as the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Peru, Catalonia, Ukraine, Turkey, China, Portugal, Lithuania, Latvia, etc. 
The colorful Abkhazian pavilion immediately attracted the interest of the participants and visitors of the exhibition with its brightness, national attributes, and a wide range of food products, of alcoholic products that are manufactured in Abkhazia .
During the presentation the guests had a chance to taste wine, ajika, ajinjuh, jams, tea, honey and other food products of national producers.

18 April, the stand of the CCI RA was visited by the commercial representative of the Russian Federation in Spain Galina Kurochkina as well as the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia in Barcelona, Kujba Hussam.

The exhibition was visited by around 150,000 people. Around 4,000 companies and businesses represented their products at the show, 32% of them were foreign companies. The total area of the "Alimentaria" exhibitions was 100,000 m2. 
"The delegation of the CCI RA believes that its participation in this exhibition has been very successful for the developing positive image of the Republic of Abkhazia in the international arena", - said Gennady Gagulia.