Over 10,000 Georgians may regain citizenship
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is ready to rapidly restore citizenship to over 10,000 former citizens of Georgia, who acquired the citizenship of other countries, Spokesperson for the Georgian President Manana Manjgaladze said at a press briefing today.
She said that over 10,000 people were automatically deprived of citizenship after they got the citizenship in other countries.
"However, the Georgian president, who issued a decree depriving them of citizenship upon the Justice Ministry's data, plans to rapidly provide them with the second citizenship," she said.
Former Georgian citizens and representatives of ethnic minority may apply to the Justice Ministry in a written form and by e-mail to intensify the process.
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