Foreign Minister of Georgia Maya Panjikidze believes that direct flights Tbilisi-Yerevan must be resumed. The minister made such statement at the Thursday meeting with her Armenian opposite number Edward Nalbandian in Tbilisi.
"There were direct Tbilisi-Yerevan flights before. Both the countries seek to resume those flights," Panjikidze said after signing an agreement of cooperation in the field of tourism and an agreement of exchange and protection of secret information with the Armenian party.
"In 2013, 1.3 million Armenian tourists visited Georgia, consequently this sector of economy is very promising," she said.
The former national air carrier of Armenia, Armavia Company, made direct Tbilisi-Yerevan flights before. The airline stopped the flight along with many other flights declaring bankruptcy in 2013. Armenia's delegation of high-ranking officials led by President Serzh Sargsyan was on a two-day official visit to Georgia on 18-19 June. The Armenian delegation had meetings with the top leadership of Georgia.