Maxim Gvinjia
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Maxim Gvinjia is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia
. Before he was appointed on 26 February 2010 to replace Sergei Shamba, Gvinjia had served as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs since 1 March 2004.
. In 1998, he graduated from the Gorlovsky State Institute for Foreign Languages in Ukraine
. Gvinjia is a member of the Abkhazian Committee to Ban Land Mines and has written a number of papers on the subject.
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...
. Before he was appointed on 26 February 2010 to replace Sergei Shamba, Gvinjia had served as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs since 1 March 2004.
Early life and career
Gvinjia was born on 13 March 1976 in SukhumiSukhumi
Sukhumi is the capital of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast. The city suffered heavily during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict in the early 1990s.-Naming:...
. In 1998, he graduated from the Gorlovsky State Institute for Foreign Languages in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Gvinjia is a member of the Abkhazian Committee to Ban Land Mines and has written a number of papers on the subject.