Poroshenko appointed governor of the Odessa region, Saakashvili – RBC

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili

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The fact that Poroshenko signed a decree appointing the head of the Odessa Regional State Administration Saakashvili, told RBC-Ukraine source in the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. At the moment the website of the President of Ukraine decree on the appointment of a new chairman of the State Administration is not yet available.

For information on the appointment of the governor of the Odessa region, Saakashvili confirmed the spokesman of the Odessa Regional State Administration Mykola Pokrovsky. “So, confirm tomorrow at 14.30 [local time] presentation of the new chairman of the Odessa Regional State Administration, yes, it is Mikhail Saakashvili,” – he wrote in his Facebook. Acting Governor Igor Mace is ready to communicate with the press after the presentation, Pokrovsky said.

The idea of ​​the appointment of former Georgian president as head of the Odessa Regional State Administration earlier Friday sent Poroshenko Ukrainian government.

Soon then Member of Parliament Mustafa Nye said in his Twitter, that Saakashvili has received Ukrainian citizenship. This information was confirmed in his microblog another Ukrainian MP Sergei Leshchenko. After the dissemination of information about his possible appointment, ex-president of Georgia wrote in his Facebook, he loves Odessa.

After coming to power of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, in May 2014 the Ukrainian government began to attract a large number of foreigners to work in the government. In particular, the Minister of Finance has become a US citizen Natalia Yaresko, Minister of Health – a citizen of Georgia, Alexander Kvitashvili, Minister of Economic Development and Trade – Lithuanian Aivaras Abromavicius.

Saakashvili resigned as deputy prime minister in the government of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk in April 2015. Then he led the only international consultative council for reforms in Ukraine and about his plans to return to Georgia and “help” fellow citizens.

Saakashvili explained his refusal by saying that, having received the offer to take high office in Ukraine, realized that in obtaining Ukrainian citizenship would have to give up the citizenship of Georgia. “But I did not. I believe that my country has a great future “, – Saakashvili said.

In August 2014 it was declared a national search Main Prosecutor of Georgia. At home, he was charged with embezzlement of public funds, and later presented a new accusation – of obstructing the investigation into the murder of Officer in 2006. United Bank of Georgia. Saakashvili also accused of beating a deputy of the Georgian parliament in 2005, and abuse of power. He considers the charges against him unfounded.