Apsnypress is the state press agency of Abkhazia

Abkhazia

Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...

, an unrecognized

Diplomatic recognition

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, but de facto

De facto

De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...

 independent republic, considered de jure

De jure

De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'....

 to be a part of Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

. Its stated goals is to assist in development of democracy, sovereignty and independence of the Abkhaz republic and to ensure the information security thereof.

Detailed objectives

Apsnypress is dedicated to collecting, processing, publishing and distributing information pertaining to all sorts of events taking place in Abkhazia or otherwise concerning it. Its other activities include:

• Establishing trends; modeling the development of political and socio-economic tendencies
• Collaborating with the foreign media; accommodating the foreign journalists
• Developing the media network within the republic and abroad
• Improving the staff's professional skills; continuously recruiting of the journalists with knowledge of Russian
  Russian language
  Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
  
  , Abkhaz
  Abkhaz language
  Abkhaz is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken mainly by the Abkhaz people. It is the official language of Abkhazia where around 100,000 people speak it. Furthermore, it is spoken by thousands of members of the Abkhazian diaspora in Turkey, Georgia's autonomous republic of Adjara, Syria, Jordan...
  
   and English
  English language
  English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
  
   languages
• Prompt publishing of the Abkhazian laws, presidential decrees and cabinet
  Cabinet (government)
  A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
  
  's decisions; its analysis, generalization and studying and publishing the responses to thereof
• Prompt publishing of statements and appeals by the government bodies and its officials.
• Reflecting the broad array of opinions regarding the important political, socio-economic and cultural events of Abkhazia.
• Preparing and distributing the daily news bulletins
• Preparing and distributing the press reviews
• Organizing the press-conferences and briefings for the senior government officials
• Information activities in the fields of TV and radio broadcasting; preparation of the self and jointly-produced TV a radio programmes
• Carrying out the sociological studies, surveys and analyzing thereof