OREANDA-NEWS. September 04, 2008. The Government of Ukraine is elaborating a mechanism of counteraction to illegal migration, reads an address of Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko to the members of the Eight European Ministerial Conference on Migration, which was made public by Vice Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyria.

The statement contains, within recent time cases of illegal migration have increased, the scale and organized character of which are proved by the data of internal affairs services, according to which over 133 thousand of migrants have been detained for a period of 2001 – 2008.

That’s why, according to the Head of Government, top-priority direction of activity in the area of counteraction to illegal migration appears concluding bilateral agreements on readmission, first turn with origin countries and transit states.

Yulia Tymoshenko statement reads, with view to the present migration situation and expected growth of number of illegal migrants after coming in force the Agreement on readmission between Ukraine and the European Union the Government takes measures in providing asylum for illegal migrants on the proper level. So, only this year 2 temporary asylums for foreigners and stateless persons staying in Ukraine illegally have been opened and at least 5 more are planned.