Ukraine: Poroshenko and Saakashvili greeted by crowds in Odessa

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was awaited by hundreds of fans as he arrived in Odessa to appoint the new regional governor of the Odessa region Mikheil Saakashvili, Saturday. Both Poroshenko and Saakashvili took their time to shake hands with those in the crowd aand speak to them. Saakashvili, the president of Georgia from 2008 to 2013, was offered the post of governor after the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers approved his candidature on Friday. Saakashvili is wanted by Georgian prosecutors for charges of embezzlement, politically-motivated attacks and abuse of power. Despite the existing agreement between the two countries in the field of extradition, the Ukrainian side denied cooperation on the issue of Saakashvili.