 Biometric passports to be available on June 1 May 21, 2012 - 17:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New identity cards and biometric passports will be put into circulation starting June 1, head of Passport and Visa Department at Armenia’s Police said. “Receipt of identify card and biometric passport will cost AMD 3000 and 25 000 respectively. Current passports will also remain in circulation,” Hovhannes Kocharyan said, adding that use of biometric passports will facilitate visa receipt process. The new passports will include fingerprint information, photo and signature, with marital status and military service information to be added upon request.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
