Included in the new Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, citizens of foreign countries told that automatically lost their previous nationality after receiving the citizenship of Ukraine.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Rada of Ukraine approved the new composition of the government, for the first time in the history of Ukraine 3 portfolio had been foreign nationals. For example, the citizen of Georgia Alexander Kvitashvili became Minister of health, the Lithuanian aivaras Abromavicius - Minister of economic development and trade, U.S. citizen with Ukrainian roots Natalie Jaresko became Minister of Finance. However, on Tuesday afternoon, to personnel decisions are Happy, head Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on providing candidates with the government of the citizenship of Ukraine.
" in Georgia there is a law that if you get the citizenship of any other country, you automatically lose citizenship of Georgia. For this reason, I and Georgian, and Ukrainian laws already a citizen of Ukraine ", - said Kvitashvili at a press conference on Tuesday after the meeting of the Council. The Minister of economic development and trade of Abromavicius added that a similar rule of law operates in Lithuania.
This Jaresko said in explanation of the Last news , which has also done everything necessary to renounce your citizenship of the USA gave the message to obtain Ukrainian citizenship." I did all that was necessary - signed and filed with the message, " he said, answering the question, not if she wanted from American citizenship.
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