548,000 Kyrgyzstanis are working in Russia, Speaker of Zhogorku Kenesh Akhmatbek Keldibekov stated today following his visit to Moscow, 24.kg reported.
According to him, only 17,000 Kyrgyzstanis received a residence permit. "Others are illegal immigrants. We should support them and create conditions for work, thus, the government should conclude an agreement with the Federal Migration Service of Russia," he said.