The foreign Ministry explained the situation on the border between South Ossetia and Georgia, noting that "escalation of tension" provoked the construction of a Georgian police post close to the South Ossetian village of Tsnelis.
the Ministry stressed that Tbilisi has many times refused the offer of Tskhinvali to start a dialogue on the delimitation and demarcation of the border.
the foreign Ministry recalled that the last time Tbilisi to escalate tensions by resorting to provocations and propaganda campaigns, with the assistance of Western countries, which tensed the atmosphere in the area.
Moscow called on the parties " to exercise restraint and to continue a constructive discussion of controversial questions during the Mechanism for preventing and responding to incidents, as well as Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia ".
on Wednesday, South Ossetia declared that the Georgian law-enforcement officers established a post within the Republic and in the village of Tsnelis. In response the South Ossetian Military conducted a RAID of armored vehicles.
then the Georgian side reported that it was conducting the construction of the Outpost on their territory.
The South Ossetian authorities want to receive from Tbilisi until Friday to remove a law enforcement officer post, otherwise, promised to take " legal means to protect citizens from emerging threats."
The U.S. state Department tried to convince the Russian Federation to use their channels to prevent escalation on the border between South Ossetia and Georgia.
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