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Ex-President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili, American Senator John McCain and former prime minister and head of the Sweden Foreign Ministry Karl Bildt are included in the advisory International Reform Council under the President of Ukraine Petra Poroshenko. The decree approving the provision on the Council and its personal composition is published on the website of the head of the Ukrainian state. Saakashvili was appointed chairman of this structure.

In addition to these three politicians, five more are included in the Council. These are the ex-Prime Ministers of Slovakia Mikulash Dzurind and Lithuania Andryus Kubilyus, the head of the European Parliament Committee on International Affairs, German Elmar Brock and the European Pole Member Pole Yatsek Sarius-Volsky, as well as an expert at the American Institute of International Economy Peterson Swede Anders Oslund.

Next to the name of each of the eight members of the Council in brackets is a note "by agreement".

As follows from the Regulation on the Council of Reforms, its main task is to provide proposals and recommendations regarding the directions and mechanisms of reforms in Ukraine, and, if necessary, the adjustment of the process of implementing these reforms. In addition, the International Council has been given the right to propose issues for consideration at meetings of the National Council of Reforms, as well as analyze the proposals for consideration by this structure.

Poroshenko signed a decree on the creation of the advisory International Council of Reforms back in mid -February . Then, the head of the new structure, the Ukrainian president appointed Saakashvili. However, the Regulation on the Council and its personal composition were not approved then.

On November 27, during a speech at the first meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of the new convocation, Poroshenko proposed to be involved in the management of the country of foreigners. In particular, the post of deputy prime minister was proposed by Saakashvili. Nevertheless, the former Georgian leader rejected the proposal . To become Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Saakashvili explained, can only a citizen of this country. The adoption of Ukrainian citizenship, continued the politician, would have suggested the rejection of Georgian - but he does not agree to this. "My priority is my country - Georgia," the ex -president said.

In the current office of Arseniy Yatsenyuk, three portfolios are given to foreigners. The Minister of Finance is the American Natalya Yaresko, the Minister of Health is Georgian Alexander Kvitashvili, the Minister of Economics is the Litovets Aivaras Abromavichyus. Poroshenko granted all of them Ukrainian citizenship.