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Georgia-Russia air link reopens | |
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A direct air service has resumed between Russia and Georgia, 18 months after it was suspended by Moscow in a row over alleged spying. | |
An Airzena-Georgian Airlines plane left the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Tuesday bound for Moscow's Domodedovo airport. | |
A reciprocal Aeroflot service from Moscow to Tbilisi starts on Thursday. | A reciprocal Aeroflot service from Moscow to Tbilisi starts on Thursday. |
Russia barred air traffic, along with sea, land and railway links, after Georgia arrested four Russian army officers and accused them of espionage. | Russia barred air traffic, along with sea, land and railway links, after Georgia arrested four Russian army officers and accused them of espionage. |
Correspondents say underlying tensions remain over Georgia's aspirations to join Nato and Russian support for the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. | Correspondents say underlying tensions remain over Georgia's aspirations to join Nato and Russian support for the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. |
Russian and Georgian officials say they have resolved a dispute over Georgian debts for the services of Russian air traffic controllers. | Russian and Georgian officials say they have resolved a dispute over Georgian debts for the services of Russian air traffic controllers. |
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