The head of the Abkhaz state was met by Minister of Transport of the SAR Zukheir Khazim, Deputy Foreign Minister Ayman Susan and other representatives of the Syrian government at the international airport in Damascus.

The official delegation of Abkhazia includes: Speaker of Parliament Valery Kvarchia, Head of Presidential Office Alkhas Kvitsinia, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture Beslan Dzhopua, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Christina Ozgan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Daur Kove, Minister of Tourism Teimuraz Khishba, Ambassador Abkhazia in the SAR Bagrat Khutaba, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Levon Galustyan, MPs Omar Dzhindzholia, Astamur Logua, Ilya Gunia and Raul Lolua, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tamila Mirtskhulava.

The program of the official visit will begin on May 17. President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania is scheduled to meet with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad and other leaders of the Syrian Arab Republic.

There will take place the first meeting of the Abkhaz-Syrian intergovernmental commission will take place during the visit. There also is planned a meeting between Speaker of the RA Parliament Valeriy Kvarchia and Speaker of the SAR Parliament of Hammud Sabah.

President of Abkhazia will meet with the Abkhaz diaspora of Syria, visit the grave of General Walid Amarshan, and meet with members of his family.

A number of other meetings is planned.