Raul Khajimba, so-called former president of occupied Abkhazia, claims he made the decision on resignation independently and nobody put pressure on him.

“Nobody can put pressure on me, except of the circumstances what I've seen. I made the decision independently, ”Khajimba said.

Yesterday, Radio Liberty project Кавказ.Реалии reported referring to its sources that Raul Khajimba refused to meet with Russian Presidential aide Vladislav Surkov, who arrived in Sokhumi on January 12. Reportedly, before sending Vladislav Surkov, Moscow sent Rashid Nurgaliev, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council, to hold negotiations with Raul Khajimba and the meeting between Nurgaliev and Khajimba was held on January 11.