Moscow has authorized the first direct flights between Russia and Georgia since the brief war between the two countries in August 2008. The Russian Transportation Ministry said Georgian Airways will be allowed to run Tbilisi-Moscow-Tbilisi charter flights from 8th to 10th and Tbilisi-St. Petersburg-Tbilisi flights on 9th and 10th of this month.<br/><br/>The ministry added that the resumption of regular flights still requires negotiations. Direct flights between Tbilisi and Moscow were halted in 2006 over a spy row between the former Soviet neighbors. The flights were resumed for a short time in 2008, but were suspended again after the five-day Caucasus war.