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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has congratulated the public on Abkhaz Language Day earlier today.

Garibashvili emphasised that the Abkhaz language along with Georgian ‘is protected by the Constitution of Georgia and the state has a special obligation to preserve and develop it.’

“The Abkhaz language, culture and traditions are an integral part and wealth of our common and diverse culture,” said Garibashvili.

He also touched upon the issue of the Russian occupation, noting that “the Abkhaz language is in serious danger of disappearing” due to the occupant country’s politics in Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia.

The Abkhaz language is one of the endangered languages in the world, based on the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger.