Bolivia, Ecuador to Recognize Abkhazia’s Independence

Bolivia and Ecuador may soon recognize Abkhazia's independence, the republic's foreign minister said on Friday, reports Russian news source RIA-Novosti.

"We expect Bolivia and Ecuador to recognize the independence of Abkhazia soon because there is a positive attitude to our country there," Maxim Gvindzhiya, who is heading the Abkhaz delegation in Latin America, told journalists.

The delegation has visited Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador.

Russia recognized Abkhazia and another breakaway republic of Georgia, South Ossetia, as independent shortly after a five-day war with Georgia in August 2008.

Nicaragua, Venezuela and the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru have also recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia.