The issue of early release of Irakli Bebua, a citizen of Georgia, will not be considered, - reads the statement by the so-called ministry of foreign affairs of occupied Abkhazia, issued in response to the statement of the Minister of Reconciliation and Civic Equality, Tea Akhvlediani, who expressed hope that the issue of Irakli Bebua's release will be resolved in the near future.

"Georgian citizen Irakli Bebua has been convicted of a crime committed in the republic of Abkhazia and is serving his sentence in accordance with the court decision. The issue of his early release will not be considered", - reads the statement.

The so-called ministry of foreign affairs of occupied Abkhazia calls on Tea Akhvlediani not to "distort the facts and spread assumptions."