WORKING CONSULTATIONS AT RA PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

armradio.am
12.03.2008 18:05

The doctrine of passports with biometric data and reforms of the
migration system was discussed during President’s Robert Kocharyan’s
working consultations featuring Deputy Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan,
the Ministers of Justice, Foreign Affairs, Finance and Economy,
Chief of Police, the National Security Service, representatives of
other interested agencies.

The President said the process that is starting in the migration
system is one of the recurrent steps in the reformation of the state
system and is targeted at formation of a common migration service.

Assistant to RA President Gevorg Mheryan presented the suggestions of
the working group on implementing a system of electronic passports
including biometric data and identification cards. In his words,
passports with biometric data are meant for entering foreign countries,
while inside the country identification cards will be used. The study
of the international experience has shown that implementation of such a
system will enable to reduce the opportunities of falsifying documents,
will simplify and automatize the system of personal identification. It
may also simplify the process of receiving visas to EU member states.

The participants of the consultations underlined the necessity
of implementing an electronic management system. Emphasizing the
importance of the start of the work, the President said a concrete
schedule has been worked out and the interested agencies have been
instructed to work within that framework.