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In 2007 the Russians will be in control

13.04.2005

The government has approved an action plan for the introduction in Russia of passport and visa documents containing biometric information.

All technological solutions must be introduced by the end of 2006. These measures will help counteract crime and, in particular, terrorism. The creation of a state system for the production, execution and control of new generation documents was entrusted to the Ministry of Information and Communications, as well as to all interested federal executive bodies. It is planned to introduce all technological solutions by the end of 2006.

That is, by the time when passports with biometric information are introduced in Europe, the production and issuance of foreign passports and visa documents of a new type should begin throughout Russia.

As noted, the project to introduce a new generation of foreign passports is aimed at ensuring the possibility of Russian citizens traveling abroad, as well as counteracting terrorist organizations. It is especially emphasized that the technical solutions for a foreign passport will necessarily be compatible with the solutions introduced in foreign countries.

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