[6] Although the Shapsug, Natukhaj, and Ubykh were the main founders, representatives from the Hatuqwai, Abdzakh, Bzhedug, Kabardian and Chemguy regions were also present.

In an effort to raise awareness, the council formally drafted and declared the independent state of Circassia to the world and immediately sought to have the Circassian nation recognized, as well as redouble efforts to secure arms and material support to finance their self-defense campaigns.

The Tsar consistently continued the policy of his father, Nicholas I, and rejected the Circassian peace proposals.

[6] The parliament did not accept leaving their lands and sent delegations to the Ottoman Empire and the United Kingdom to gain support from both countries, arguing that they are being massacred and they would be forced into exile soon.

[16] In Turkey, a special committee on Circassian affairs was created, and received donations from the local Muslim folk, and allegedly even from the sultan himself, secretly.