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09:06, March 19, 2008 |
Russia and Georgia are to resume direct flight next Tuesday, ending a 16-month transport deadlock and raising hopes for improvement in bilateral ties.
Moscow hopes that the resumption of air traffic to and from Georgia will have a positive effect on the bilateral relations, Itar-Tass news agency quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying on Tuesday.
Airlinks between Russia and Georgia were blocked in October, 2006 when the South Caucasus state expelled several Russian diplomats who were accused of spying.
The Russian Transport Ministry said the resumption of air traffic required the payment of Georgian airlines' debts for services of Russian air traffic controllers.
Georgia, in response, said the problem has been resolved in line with a protocol signed in Moscow in February this year.
Source:Xinhua
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