SUKHUM. Nov 19 (Interfax) - Abkhaz Vice President Badra Gunba has said that he has started performing the duties of the Abkhaz president, the Abkhaz presidential press service said.
"Following the decision made by the People's Assembly regarding Abkhaz President Aslan Bzhania's resignation and in accordance with the Abkhaz Constitution, I have begun to fulfill the powers and duties of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia. I have given instructions to all heads and bodies of state administration to perform their functions in accordance with Abkhaz legislation in order to preserve and ensure the vitality of the country," he said in his address.