The appointment of the ex-President of Georgia, former Governor of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili to the post of head of the Executive Committee of the national Council of reforms of Ukraine causes the shadow of the Georgian-Ukrainian relations and is a nasty step, said Vice-speaker of the Georgian Parliament Gia Volsky.
Earlier, the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky Saakashvili appointed head of the Executive Committee of the national Council of reforms of Ukraine. In response, Georgia recalled its Ambassador from Kiev for consultations. The head of Georgian foreign Minister David Zalkaliani stressed that the intention to break diplomatic relations with Ukraine, his country has no. The head of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba said that Saakashvili is a Ukrainian citizen, so "no country in the world can not specify" where to establish it.
"that he appointed the tenth degree, does not mean that we should not make statements about it. In the format in which we cooperate, the issue is not only about bilateral relations. There are a variety of topics – security, regional cooperation, political, economic, military issues. Based on this, we have to call the Ambassador and to consult with his participation, to maintain a parallel activity with Ukraine and the interchange of information," said Volsky told reporters.
"Such a move is unpleasant and causes a shadow on bilateral relations," he said on the appointment of Saakashvili.
The Deputy from the parliamentary majority, Irakli Sesiashvili believes that "the Ukrainian side will soon see the true face of Saakashvili".
Saakashvili left Georgia in 2013, where he opened a number of criminal cases, some of them he was sentenced in absentia to prison terms. In the spring of 2015 Saakashvili came to Ukrainian politics, when held the post of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko appointed him Governor of Odessa region, before granting citizenship.
However, in November 2016 Poroshenko has dismissed Saakashvili, saying that he not only fulfilled promises to develop the region, but also greatly worsened its economic performance. At the end of July 2017, Poroshenko deprived Saakashvili Ukrainian citizenship. Later, Saakashvili has filed a complaint against this decision of the Ukrainian court, it is still not considered.
The government of Ukraine in February 2018 has sent Saakashvili to Poland, from which he in autumn 2017 illegally came to Ukraine broke through the cordons of border guards and law enforcement officers. Ukraine’s new President Vladimir Zelensky on may 28, 2019, a decree was returned Saakashvili Ukrainian citizenship. Policies on the following day returned to Ukraine.
