The purpose of the study is to discuss in what way the issue of separatist region of Georgia -Abkhazia affects foreign and domestic policy of Kazakhstan. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Georgia and Kazakhstan found themselves in a different situation. The independence of Georgia was accompanied by unresolved conflicts in the autonomous regions - Abkhazia and Samachablo. The problem of separatism is also important for Kazakhstan, due to the large part of the population of Russian nationality living in the northern part of the country. Due to its historical and geostrategic situation, Kazakhstan actively participates in political, military and economic associations, in which Russia plays a leading role. Since the establishment of interstate relations, Kazakhstan has unwaveringly recognized the territorial integrity of Georgia. This position has not changed despite the events accompanying the 2008 Russo-Georgian war . The change of the thirty-year government of Nursultan Nazarbayev (2019), the prevention of protesters' attempt to take over the control of the government in January 2022 with the help of Russia, the Russo-Ukrainian war that broke out in the February of the same year made Kazakhstan's attitude towards the territories occupied by Russia important again. Despite the growing relations between Kazakhstan and Georgia, Kazakh politicians, public figures, and the general public are not sufficiently informed about the historical and contemporary situation of Abkhazia. The purpose of the research is to unveil which factors determine the state and public position of Kazakhstan towards the issue of Abkhazia, how to foster positive tendencies and resulotion of existing gaps. In the research, the official documents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the position of Kazakh state and public figures on the issue of Abkhazia are analyzed using chronological, narrative and comparative methods.
David Makhatadze (Tue,) studied this question.