On October 27, President of the Republic of Abkhazia Raul Khadzhimba signed a Decree to award the honorary title “Honoured Worker of Science of the Republic of Abkhazia”.
The Decree states, in particular:
For many years of work, productive scientific and practical activities and a significant contribution to different fields of Abkhazian science, to award the honorary title “Honoured Worker of Science of the Republic of Abkhazia” to:
Liosik Aiba;
Yuri Anchabadze;
Vladimir Barkaya;
Valeriy Bigvava;
Vyacheslav Bigvava;
Valentin Kogonia;
Liudmila Kokosha;
Zurab Mikvabia;
Vyacheslav Chirikba.