We hope that the direct air connection between Russia and Georgia will soon be restored.

APA's Moscow correspondent reports that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said this at a press conference on the results of 2022.

Lavrov stressed that he hopes that direct air communication with Georgia will be restored soon.

He noted that the contacts between the people of the two countries are actively developing: "I was informed that the GDP of Georgia increased by 10 percent last year.

This was made possible thanks to tourism and trade with Russia.