On February 24 President of breakaway Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh appointed Beslan Kubrava as the Finance Minister of the unrecognized republic.
He will also serve as the Vice-Premier, the Abkhaz news agency Apsnipress reported. Beslan Kubrava was the Abkhaz Vice-Premier in 2001.
Abkhaz President Bagapsh has also signed a decree regarding the structure of the government, according to which there will be 12 Ministries and 7 State Committees in the executive government of the breakaway region.
All the members of the cabinet should be nominated and appointed no later than February 26.