U.S. Department of State to help Mikheil Saakashvili transform Odessa region into new Southern California

The Head of the Odessa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili and the Deputy Secretary of State signed a memorandum of assistance in reforming regional customs.

“The United States will help the Odessa region in reforming customs, administrative services and provision of free legal services to volunteers. The signing of the first memorandum at the level of a particular Ukrainian region was attended by the American police officers from the State of California, who train the new Odessa patrol officers. They say that the Odessa region reminds them of Southern California. At a press conference, William Brownfield, the assistant of John Kerry, stressed that Washington fully supported anti-corruption onslaught in Odessa,” Saakashvili wrote on his Facebook.

Earlier, we reported that Russian investors were ready to invest in the Odessa region under the leadership of Mikheil Saakashvili.