“Already in July, our country in the tourism industry lost $ 57 million, and as for August, here we have a shortage of $ 56 million,” Kvrivishvili quotes TASS.
At the same time, according to her, Georgia "in the first quarter made a profit of $ 1.5 billion, which is 7% more compared to the same period last year", and "the monetary indicators of a single second quarter exceeded the same period last year by 8.4%. ”
On July 8, a decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin entered into force, which temporarily banned flights with Georgia.
Later, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for the resumption of air links with Georgia.
According to the Minister, this would be correct, since the majority of the Georgian population realized the counterproductiveness of the provocation against Russia.
The Kremlin expects that in due time the necessary conditions will be created.
In turn, Georgian Prime Minister Georgy Gaharia welcomes the opportunity to improve relations with Russia, in particular, the resumption of direct flights.