The possible extradition of Georgia's ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili from Kyiv to Tbilisi should be considered solely in a legal context, Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze said.

"As regards the possible extradition of Mikheil Saakashvili, the response of the Georgian parliament is definite: the issue should be considered solely in a legal context, and all steps will be taken correspondingly," Janelidze told reporters on Monday.

Saakashvili wrote on his Facebook page last week that Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office had begun collecting documents for his detention and extradition to Georgia.

Georgian Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani earlier told reporters that in September, Georgian prosecutors had confirmed to their Ukrainian colleagues that the demand for the extradition of Mikheil Saakashvili sent to Kyiv two years before remained in force.

Saakashvili is charged in Georgia with abuse of office and massive embezzlement of state funds. The former Georgian president believes the charges against him are politically motivated and are not substantiated by any documents.