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Mikheil Saakashvili appointed Odessa region governor

Georgia Materials 30 May 2015 19:15 (UTC +04:00)

Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has been appointed as the governor of Ukraine's southern Odessa region, President Pyotr Poroshenko said on Saturday, TASS reported.

"Today I will present a new governor to you, he is an old friend of this country. I have known him for already more than 20 years. The name of this person is Mikhail Saakashvili," the president said.

Saakashvili has been granted the Ukrainian citizenship.

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