About 70 thousand foreigners currently live in Kyrgyzstan, members of the Communist Parliament Fraction of Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday, News Agency "24.kg" reported.
As to the Interior Ministry, over eight thousand foreign citizens fell in the category of labor migrants and came to Kyrgyzstan on quota.
At least 4,477 foreigners were brought to administrative action for violation of entry and residence rules in Kyrgyzstan in 2009. The police say the number of such offences constantly grows. So, over 4,952 thousand foreigners were brought to administrative actions in 2007 and 7,734 thousand - in 2008.