The de facto Foreign Ministry of  Abkhazia made a statement saying that the ministry is the main coordinating agency in relation to foreign NGOs and international organisations working in separatist Abkhazia.

"It is mandatory to coordinate with the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Abkhazia for programmes (projects) to be implemented on the territory of the Republic of Abkhazia by foreign NGOs and international organisations," statement says.

The organisations should also submit to the foreign ministry reports on the implementation of programmes (projects), the personnel involved, and documents comprising information on the sources of funds and the purposes of the spending.

Earlier, the de facto Foreign Minister Inal Ardzinba proposed closer cooperation between the foreign ministry and international NGOs working in Abkhazia.

Praising the work of the international organisations, Ardzinba noted that NGOs supported a "sensitive" category of the Abkhaz population.