Interior Minister approves design and security features of new ID  cards

ArmInfo. On November 18, a delegation led by RA Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan visited the production facility of the French company IN Group in Ostrava, Czech Republic. During the visit, they approved the  design and security features of Armenian citizens' ID cards.  Additionally, several technical issues related to the structure and  design of the passport data page were discussed, according to the  press service of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Minister was presented with trends in modernization  and  technical solutions for electronic border management systems. During  the visit, the current status of biometric system implementation, the  development process, and expected innovations were also addressed.  The Minister reviewed the printing process for both ID cards and  biometric passports, emphasizing that the priority in providing  biometric documents is to provide citizens with modern, secure, and  high-quality next-generation services.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs, in collaboration with its private  partner, is making every effort to begin producing biometric  documents by the promised deadline in the second half of 2026. Arpine  Sargsyan also stressed the importance of working with a private  partner in implementing innovative solutions in the identity  management infrastructure and document security, emphasizing its  significant role in the visa liberalization process with the EU.