UKRAINE HAS DENIED THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE READINESS TO ACCEPT REFUGEES

The State Migration Service of Ukraine denies the information about the readiness of Kyiv to accept a part of refugees to the Ukrainian territory, the ministry said.

According to the statement, the information in some media about the alleged official statement of the Ukrainian officials on readiness to accept refugees from North Africa and the Middle East into the country is incorrect. 

"These messages are an obvious provocation, the purpose of which is to destabilize the migration situation in Ukraine. On 2002 Ukraine officially acceded to the UN Convention on Refugees" - said in a statement.

The state department emphasized that the Migration Service of Ukraine did not made any official statements about the readiness to accept refugees from North Africa and the Middle East.