Marat Kulakhmetov told RIA Novosti on the phone from Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, that he was concerned over recent developments in the conflict zone, in particular the increased frequency of illegal flights of Georgian military aircraft over the area.
"The situation in the conflict zone is not stable. The Georgian military's illegal flights over the conflict area, registered by our peacekeepers today and yesterday, do not boost optimism. I am calling on the parties to the conflict once again to avoid provocations to prevent a sharp aggravation of the situation," he said.
Vladimir Ivanov, an aide to Kulakhmetov, said peacekeepers and residents of South Ossetia had registered illegal flights of Georgian military aircraft in the conflict zone.
"The flights were registered by both observer posts and local residents," he said.
