Sergey Lavrov supports the opening of air communication with Georgia

The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov believes that air communication with Georgia It can be renewed.

"I would return these flights," the minister said in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper. He believes that the majority in Georgia understands the counterproductivity of the provocative stunt against Russia at the session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy.

On June 20, a protest was held in Tbilisi because of the visit of Russian deputies from the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy to the country. In the following days, the actions continued. Against the background of these events, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree banning direct flights between the two countries.

According to the analysis of the National Bank of Georgia, Tourist income has decreased significantly due to the outflow of Russians. In August, they were $46.8 million (10.6 percent) less than in the same month of 2018.

Source: rg