October 27, the VIII Abkhaz-Russian Business Forum was held in Sukhum. The event was organized by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia.

Within the framework of the forum, an agreement was signed on cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Union of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Ivanovo region. From the Abkhaz side, the agreement was signed by CCI president Gennady Gagulia, from the CCI Union - his president Leonid Ivanov.

It should be noted that speakers at the forum repeatedly mentioned the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Abkhazia and expressed gratitude to its president Mr. Gennady Gaguliya for cooperation and promotion of Russian products on the Abkhazian market.