“For the sake of reaching a national agreement and maintaining stability, the president considers it necessary to discuss all issues at the negotiating table,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Earlier, the Abkhaz parliament adopted an appeal to the head of state with a proposal on his resignation to stabilize the situation in the country.

Defense Minister Mirab Kishmaria called on the current government and the opposition to come to a compromise in order to avoid “irreversible consequences”.

On January 9, protesters broke into the building of the administration of the leader of Abkhazia. They are unhappy with the way the court considers the case of the opposition presidential loser Alhas Quitsinia, as well as the investigation of the shootout in Sukhum in November 2019.