Inal Ardzinba and Sergey Lavrov signed the so-called agreement on solving the issues of dual "citizenship"

Inal Ardzinba, so-called foreign minister of occupied Abkhazia, and Sergey Lavrov, FM of Russia, signed the so-called agreement on solving the issues of dual "citizenship", Sputnik reports.

"In the near future, a mechanism will be launched that will help the citizens of Abkhazia to obtain Russian citizenship," the statement reads.

During the meeting, Sergey Lavrov announced Russia's unconditional support in strengthening the so-called state sovereignty of occupied Abkhazia and thanked the representatives of the "republic" for their principled position regarding the ongoing developments in Ukraine.

Before that, Inal Ardzinba explained that the agreement does not envisage the simplified acquisition of Abkhazian citizenship for Russians.