Ex-Georgian minister named Ukraine’s Health Minister
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Georgia’s former Minister of Health has surrendered his citizenship and been approved as one of Ukraine’s cabinet ministers.
Ukraine’s Parliament approved its new cabinet yesterday, which included former Georgian minister Aleksandre Kvitashvili. He was named as Ukraine’s new Health Minister.
"For the past three months I’ve worked on reforms in Ukraine but my love for this country spans a much longer time,” said Kvitashvili when he delivered his acceptance speech in the Rada (Ukraine’s Parliament).
"I accepted the offer of this position due to the deepest respect of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. I am proud of receiving citizenship of this great country, which has a bright future,” he said.
In order to be eligible for the post, Kvitashvili had to relinquish his Georgian citizenship. Kvitashvili was Georgia’s Health Minister in 2008 and 2009.
He was one of three foreigners to be named on Ukraine’s cabinet. Aivaras Abromavichus of Lithuania is Ukraine’s new Minister of Economy and Natalya Yaresko of American is the country’s new Finance Minister.
All three officials surrendered their home citizenship and were granted Ukrainian citizenship.
Police around the globe could be on the lookout for former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili if Interpol satisfies the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office’s request to name Saakashvili on its wanted list.
Georgia’s former Deputy Interior Minister Ekaterine Zghuladze is expected to take the same post in Ukraine’s new government after she was granted Ukrainian citizenship yesterday.
Four Georgians have been presented as high officials in the Ukrainian government, stated Ukrainian news agency Liga.net.
Georgia has sent all relevant documents regarding ex-Justice Minister Zurab Adeishvili, who is wanted by Georgia’s law-enforcement bodies and INPERPOL’s red notice, to Ukraine and now the latter needs to decide whether or not to transfer him to Georgia.
Georgia’s ex-President, who is wanted in his country, has been appointed an aide to the Ukrainian President to help the war-torn country on its path to reform.
Georgian Parliament Member David Sakvarelidze, who represents opposition party United National Movement, has been nominated as the new Deputy General Prosecutor of Ukraine.
"Any Georgian is ready to serve in Ukraine but it is Ukraine’s choice what kind of Georgian it will invite,” says the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili.