Ukraina Printing House state enterprise has said that the one of its production lines will be repaired within two to three days and that the enterprise continues to produce foreign travel passports, while the statements and actions of the State Migration Service of Ukraine are an attempt to avoid responsibility for their the service's inactivity.

"According to the current procedure on cooperation between Ukraina Printing House and the State Migration Service, the service was told that one of the automated laser marking lines had broken down. The enterprise continues to produce passports and the production capacity restriction of 4,000-4,500 documents will last for two or three days. All forms ordered by the State Migration Service will be personalized without a delay," reads an official statement issued by enterprise.

The enterprise said that on March 16, 2015 it had sent a draft agreement on supplying a batch of passports at the price of UAH 304.32 (value added tax included) for foreign travel biometric passports, and UAH 238.32 (VAT included) for foreign travel non-biometric passports.

The cost of document forms grew by 16% (by around UAH 40), due to the devaluation of the hryvnia by 49% and the 5% imports duty, the enterprise said.

"The State Migration Service did not sign the agreement, as the increase in the price of passport forms will cause considerable social tension. However, the enterprise of the State Migration Service – the document state enterprise – from March 10, 2015 increased the cost of its "consultation" services by UAH 100, to UAH 350. The currency exchange rates do no affect these services. The cost of administrative services of the State Migration Service, the cost of the form and its personalization, amounts to UAH 348.15," the company said.

Ukraina Printing House added that the top managers of the service are using an "unprincipled" approach.