Former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and former European Parliament President Pat Cox say they handed to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko a proposal to undergo treatment in Germany, and the ex-premier accepted it.

"Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski have passed to me a proposal to undergo treatment in Germany, and I accepted it," the ex-premier's defense counsel, Serhiy Vlasenko, said when reading aloud a statement by Tymoshenko at a press conference in Kyiv on Friday.

"A special mission of the European Parliament headed by Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski is working on the settlement of political prisoners' problems in Ukraine, and they regularly negotiate my release with Viktor Yanukovych. I'm very grateful to them and all world leaders who delegated them, gave them this mandate, and support their activities. Cox and Kwasniewski handed to me a proposal to leave for treatment in Germany. I am officially accepting this proposal," Tymoshenko said in the statement read aloud by Vlasenko.

At the same time, Tymoshenko stressed that she had not agreed to undergo treatment in Germany because she distrusts Ukrainian doctors and medical staff. She thanked all doctors, nurses, recreation therapists and everyone who helped her at Kharkiv-based Central Clinical Hospital.

"I don't distrust doctors, I don't trust the regime that is ready to do, and can do, anything to get rid of me," the ex-premier said.

"I fought, I'm fighting and I will fight for my full legal rehabilitation and withdrawal of all of the absurd and falsified charges against me and for my full return to the political life," Tymoshenko said.

The ex-premier also said she doubts that her treatment abroad can completely resolve this problem. She also expressed the hope that such a step could relax the atmosphere before the upcoming European Partnership Summit.

"I'm stating clearly that my possible trip to Germany is not emigration. I will never seek political asylum anywhere and I will not hide abroad. I will actively participate in setting Ukraine free," Tymoshenko said.

According to Vlasenko, Cox and Kwasniewski also handed over to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych a petition to pardon Tymoshenko.

"A few hours ago I had a meeting with the members of the European Parliament's mission, Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski. They allowed me to inform you that today, while meeting with [President] Viktor Yanukovych to discuss the legal side of taking [Yulia] Tymoshenko abroad, Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski submitted a petition to pardon Yulia Tymoshenko, signed by them," Vlasenko said.

The ex-premier's defense counsel did not mention some specific dates of Tymoshenko's possible departure for Germany. He noted that the Cox-Kwasniewski mission would present its report on the fulfillment of Ukraine's obligations on October 15.

"Will Viktor Yanukovych manage to satisfy the petition of Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski? Time will show. But this will take him one minute only," Vlasenko said.