Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko did not discuss in Sochi Minsk’s recognition of Abkhazia, press secretary of the Russian leader said.

“These issues were not discussed. In this context, there was no mention of the recognition of Crimea.

This is a purely internal matter, the sovereign right of Belarus, and we expect our Belarusian comrades to make an appropriate decision independently and in a timely manner for them”, - Dmitry Peskov said.