NKR President Bako Sahakyan traveled to Abkhazia to take part in the swearing in ceremonies of newly reelected President Sergey Bagapsh. President Sahakyan wished the Abkhazian leader success in his future endeavors and peace and prosperity to the peoples of Abkhazia. Abkhazia is home to a sizeable community of Hamshen Armenians. Armenians settled in Abkhazia in late 19th and the early 20th centuries and are now the largest ethnic group in  Gagra, Sukhumi and Gulprish districts, forming 20% of the Abkhazian population with 45,000 out of a total of 215,000.