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As part of the working visit of the Executive Secretary of the WAC, Deputy of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia Inar Gitsba to the Republic of Turkey, a meeting was held with the Plenipotentiary Representative of Abkhazia in Turkey Ibrahim Avidzba. During the meeting, issues of strengthening and developing ties with representatives of the Abkhaz-Abaza Diaspora and diaspora public organizations in Turkey were discussed. In particular, the proposals of the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the WAC, Mussa Ekzekov, sent to the Federation of Abkhazian Cultural Centers (Abkhazfed), which are focused on developing cooperation between the WAC and Abkhazfed for the benefit of the Abkhaz-Abaza people, were discussed in details.

The WAC Department for Education, Social Activism and Health conducted career guidance trainings in Tkuarchal, which was attended by high school students from all municipal schools.  The training was held with the participation of Alisa Bartsyts, a teacher of construction disciplines at the Sukhum State College, students of ASU Saria Kaslandzia and Nestor Kaslandzia.

The WAC Department for Education, Social Activism and Health held another training session with the participation of a specialist from the Ministry of Emergency Situations Indira Amichba at the school in the village of Arasadzykh, Ochamchira district. Schoolchildren were told how to properly provide first aid for fainting, burns, fractures, bites, bleeding.

The annual scientific conference "Radlov Readings" was held at the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (MAE) of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg from January 30 to 31. As part of the conference, the section "Indigenous Peoples of Russia: Ethnocultural Projections" was opened, at which four researchers made presentations on the Abkhazians and Abaza.

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As part of the implementation of the Career Guidance project, employees of the WAC Department for Education, Social Activism and Health met with the leadership and staff of the Gal Humanitarian College. The WAC project is aimed at popularizing various areas of professional higher and secondary specialized education.