The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that trusts Mikhail Saakashvili appointed head of the Odessa region, because he is his old student friend. "This man, whom I have known for over 25 years, since the University, the man who proved the fact that he can demonstrate not only knowledge, but also knows how to implement It in life, has changed the entire country (for the posts of President of Georgia) in the direction of transparency, productivity, anticorruption, attracting new investors, the establishment of a fair trial, protection of the rights of citizens, democracy, I Wish to observe in Ukraine and in Odessa, Mikhail Saakashvili," - said Poroshenko during the presentation of the new head of the region. "Mikhail Saakashvili is my friend from his student years. I know him as a strong-willed and determined person, and I have reason to trust him, "added the head, reports RIA" Novosti ". Poroshenko said that " Odessa is a huge part of his heart, as he was born in the Odessa region ". According to him, the region is experiencing not the best times, and a new Chapter is obliged to do everything to improve the life of the region. On the first day of the weekend Poroshenko officially announced the appointment of Saakashvili to the post of head of the Odessa region. Thus the Vice-the speaker of the Parliament of the Donetsk national Republic, the Plenipotentiary representative on Minsk talks Denis Putilin considered the decision Poroshenko made a mockery of Ukraine. Remember, on the last working day of the week the Minister of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine Igor Shevchenko, a source in the presidential administration of Ukraine told that Igor Mace, protege oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, at the head of the Odessa region took the decision to replace the ex-President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili. Later these data confirmed the press Secretary of the head of the country Svyatoslav tsigalko and Advisor to the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko. Along with this official decree appointing Saakashvili to the post only appeared on the first day of the weekend.