Neighbors with big plans

Krasnodar Krai and Abkhazia intend to expand economic cooperation and create new opportunities for business and tourists. Prospects of partnership were discussed by the Governor of Kuban Veniamin Kondratiev and the President of the Republic of Abkhazia Badra Gunba at a bilateral meeting in Sukhum.

The head of the republic thanked the Krasnodar Territory and its residents for their long-term support of Abkhazia, emphasizing the special role of the neighboring Russian region in the development of bilateral relations.

- We are strengthening allied and friendly ties and, within the framework of interstate relations, we cannot forget about interaction with the subjects of Russia, primarily with the Kuban region, our neighboring region. I want to thank you personally and all residents for supporting our republic in the most difficult and difficult times, President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba said.

One of the main topics of negotiations was the development of trade and economic ties. In recent years, cooperation has significantly strengthened: since 2020, mutual trade has more than doubled, and by the end of 2025 reached almost ten billion rubles - this is a record result in the history of mutual trade.

- Now it is very important that entrepreneurs increase this cooperation, implement mutually beneficial joint business projects and initiatives that will contribute to the growth of the economies of the republic and the Kuban, said Kuban Governor Veniamin Kondratiev.

Another promising direction, according to the head of Kuban, is tourism. Due to the development of transport links, it becomes easier for travelers to combine holidays in the resorts of the Krasnodar Territory and Abkhazia. The airport has resumed operation in the republic, and a tourist train on the route Krasnodar Territory - Abkhazia has carried more than three hundred and thirty thousand passengers since May.

According to the governor, further development of transport logistics will attract even more tourists to the resorts of both countries.

According to the regional Department of Business Development and Foreign Economic Activity, economic cooperation between Kuban and Abkhazia has been going on for seventeen years. Today, enterprises of the region supply neighbors with dairy products, canned goods, construction materials, metal products, furniture and lighting equipment. The expansion of business ties is facilitated by business missions. Thus, in January 2025, Kuban entrepreneurs held more than thirty meetings with potential partners and agreed on the supply of feed additives, fertilizers and motor vehicles.

Veniamin Kondratiev noted that new joint projects and business trips of Kuban entrepreneurs to Abkhazia will further strengthen the partnership.

Cooperation is not limited to the economy. Krasnodar Krai and Abkhazia continue to develop ties in the field of culture, sports, education, youth policy and volunteering.