In Lithuania we are convinced that Saakashvili should be given the opportunity to defend in court the right to a nationality
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas LNCaP convinced that eks-the Chairman of Odessa regional state administration Mikhail Saakashvili should be given the opportunity to defend in court the right to citizenship of Ukraine.
He declared it in interview to Agency BNS, DELFI reports.
“Saakashvili should provide the ability to protect their rights through a transparent trial,” said LNCaP.
Videomichael Saakashvili went on a Skype-connection from the USA with Ukrainian journalists
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We will remind, the President Petro Poroshenko has deprived Saakashvili of citizenship of Ukraine based on the recommendations of the Commission on citizenship issues under the President of Ukraine.
Saakashvili himself said that it wants to make to refugee status, but he is going to pursue the legitimate right to return to Ukraine”.
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Ukrainian citizenship Saakashvili gave his decree the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko at the end of may 2015. On the eve of getting a Ukrainian passport he was appointed Chairman of the Odessa regional state administration. In December 2015, it was deprived of Georgian citizenship.
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At the head of the Odessa region , Saakashvili worked for a year and a half, after which he announced his resignation, accusing the President of violating the promises and progress to senior positions in the regional administrations of the “old corrupt”. Then the former President of Georgia announced the creation of their own political powerwhich will go on elections to the Ukrainian Parliament.