Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 2 / Trend H.Valiyev /
The number of countries where you can travel with an Azerbaijani ID will be expanded. Negotiations are underway with the relevant authorities of several countries, the Economic Development Ministry told Trend on Friday.
According to the ministry, amendments were made to the legislation for ID cards to be used for exit and entry to the country, with which international agreements have been signed.
"The list of countries where you can travel with the ID card will be made public after the completion of the work in this direction," the ministry said.
The ministry reported that the issue of Identity cards of the new model, will start from January 1 2014, and civil, service and diplomatic passports in June 2013.
Along with this, the passports issued before June 1 2013 and identification cards issued by January 2014, will remain in force until they expire.
The Justice Ministry reported to Trend that, the infrastructure for the issuance of biometric passports is completely ready.
Based on international experience, the Ministry of Justice, took all measures for preparation of legal documents and the technical components for the issuance of new identity cards and passports in Azerbaijan.
Technically, the project is fully consistent with the relevant departments. Currently, the project moved to the final stage of development, which is considering the production and issuance of new passports.
There will be two types of biometrics - fingerprints and biometric recognition face geometry - which will be displayed in an electronic chip ID cards and passports.
These figures, together with the identification number of the passport enable complete identification and verification of its owner.
Issuing biometric identity cards is provided in droves, and the procedure for the issuance of biometric foreign passports will remain not mandatory.
