President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh, who is currently on a visit to the Turkish Republic, has met with members of the Abkhaz diaspora living in the country, ApsnyPress reports.
The main part of the president's visit is taking place in Istanbul and other regions where there are concentrations of Abkhaz and Circassian diasporas.
In his address, Sergey Bagapsh expressed gratitude to the Turkish state, which had become a second Motherland for a huge part of the divided Abkhaz nation. This is Sergey Bagapsh's second visit to Turkey. He visited the diaspora for the first time when he was prime minister of the Republic of Abkhazia.