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- ↑ "Посол Республики Южная Осетия в Республике Абхазия Олег Боциев вручил копии верительных грамот Министру иностранных дел Республики Абхазия Вячеславу Чирикба". Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ "Посол Южной Осетии Олег Боциев вручил президенту Абхазии верительные грамоты". Apsnypress . 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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