Following the announcement of recognition, Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh responded: "We have always looked to Venezuela and some other Latin American countries with hope.
” 宣布承认之后，阿布哈兹总统谢尔盖·巴加普什答复说：“我们一直认为委内瑞拉和其他一些拉美国家是有希望。