Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili held a phone conversation on Wednesday with her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, marking the latest publicly known direct communication between Tbilisi and Kyiv and yet another sign bilateral relations may be on the mend after years of tension. In a brief note released on Wednesday evening, the Georgian Foreign Ministry stated that a conversation took place 'at the initiative of the Ukrainian side', and the discussion focused on 'bilateral relations, with emphasis placed on the importance of a dialogue and on further steps in this regard'. Sybiha also commented on the conversation on social media, saying he was glad to continue the dialogue and cooperation between the two countries.