Finnish airport officials say South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity has left the country after his private jet was forced to land in Helsinki because of technical problems.
Helsinki Airport spokeswoman Annika Kala says Kokoity left on Sunday afternoon on another aircraft after landing safely on Saturday.
Kokoity was en route to visit Nicaragua and Venezuela _ two of the few countries that have recognized the independence of the separatist state.
In 2008, Georgia lost control of Abkhazia and South Ossetia after a short war with Russia, which maintains a strong military presence in both.
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