Located in intra-state manhunt for the ex-President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili, who last week became the Governor of the Odessa region and took Ukrainian citizenship, said that is not going to abandon Georgian passports, transfer Agency Sputnik. on the first day weekend the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has granted Ukrainian Saakashvili citizenship, and signed the order on its appointment of the Odessa Governor and showed the officials in Odessa. Legally Georgia in the case of obtaining the citizenship of another country citizen automatically loses Georgian, however, the entry into force of this provision the necessary legal and technical procedures. At Georgia permits dual citizenship, this ought to sign up to the President. "the law of Ukraine provides for a two-year transition period, while out of the other nationality. In Ukraine it is possible to be a citizen of Ukraine and not to withdraw the citizenship of any other country, "Saakashvili said in the interview to Georgian TV company" Rustavi-2 ". He said that his citizenship is obliged to deprive the current leader of Georgia. "I'm not going to go so that I was deprived of it. If the Manager accepts this decision and deny me citizenship, nationality, some time ago, just restore the Georgian people. As will eliminate those criminal cases which they (the new government) filed against me some time ago, " said Saakashvili. However, He drew attention that, in future, will return to Georgia and will realize their goals, and " will not limit you in achieving them. Georgia Saakashvili left after the inauguration of the new President Giorgi Margvelashvili in November 2013. The chief Prosecutor's office of Georgia in absentia charged him in several criminal cases, as well as among them of embezzlement of about $ 5 million of state funds for personal needs. Later Saakashvili was declared wanted in Georgia. He previously stated that he wants to return to power together with its own team on the results of the elections of 2016.