Saakashvili's party promises to do everything for his prompt return to Ukraine
KYIV. Aug 1 (Interfax) - The Movement of New Forces party intends to do everything for its leader Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been deprived of Ukrainian citizenship and is now in the United States, to return to Ukraine as soon as possible, party council member David Sakvarelidze said.
"We're not going to run away, our party is strong, therefore, we will do everything very quickly, despite [the fact that it's] August, for our leader to return to the country soon [...] and he will continue his full-fledged political activities," Sakvarelidze told reporters in Kyiv on Tuesday.
The Movement of New Forces and the party's joint headquarters with social movements are in great shape, he said.
"We're not planning to run anywhere, even if something unforeseen happens tomorrow [...] or they neutralize us in some magical way, millions of Ukrainians, who will fight for their rights, their freedom, are behind us," Sakvarelidze said.
It was reported on July 26, 2017 that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had issued a decree depriving Saakashvili of Ukrainian citizenship. The presidential office explained that Saakashvili's citizenship had been revoked after it turned out that he had filed incorrect information in his application.
Saakashvili said on July 29 that he intends to go to administrative court in Ukraine and, if need be, to the European Court of Human Rights to dispute the annulment of his Ukrainian citizenship.