Zelensky appoints Saakashvili Head of Executive Committee of Reform

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Saakashvili as head of the Executive Committee of Reforms.

This is stated in presidential decree No.169/2020 “Issues of the National Reform Council and the Executive Committee of Reforms,” signed on May 7.

“I sincerely congratulate Mikheil Nikolozovich on a new responsible challenge. I believe he can give an impetus to the National Reforms Council and wil be instrumental in bringing important changes in the country’s life,” Zelensky said.

Also, by the same decree, the president appointed Oleksandr Olshansky as deputy head of the Executive Committee of Reforms.

The document amends the presidential decrees on a unified state reform policy in Ukraine, ensuring the activities of the National Reform Council and the Executive Reform Committee, and the provision on the National Reform Council. The decree comes into force from the day of its publication.

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