Georgia may appeal for international military assistance depending on how the conflict in its separatist region South Ossetia develops, the head of Georgia's National Security Council said.

"Depending on how the situation develops, ... I don't rule out Georgia appealing for international military assistance," Khakha Lomaia, the National Security Council secretary, told a conference call.

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