Protests have erupted in Abkhazia's capital, Sukhum, over a proposed investment agreement with Russia, prompting the administration of self-proclaimed leader Aslan Bzhania to withdraw the draft law from parliamentary consideration in an effort to stabilize the situation.

Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition politicians demanded the resignation of the self-styled president over an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow.