January 10, 2023
Baghdad / Obelisk: Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari said, on Monday 1/9/2023, in a televised interview, that the electronic passport will be launched in Baghdad as a first stage next month, and in 5 governorates in the second stage.
The Obelisk publishes clips from the meeting:
I congratulate all employees of the Ministry of Interior on the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi police
– The Prime Minister outlined in brief words his support for the Ministry of Interior and its affiliates
-Since we assumed the task, we have worked to automate work in the Ministry’s joints to alleviate the suffering of citizens and facilitate their obtaining identity documents.
The electronic passport will be launched in Baghdad as a first stage next month, and in 5 governorates in the second stage
We are working on an electronic visa for arrivals to Iraq
We contracted with a company to develop and modernize the unified electronic card system and provide us with raw cards
We have received the security file in Wasit, Muthanna and Diwaniyah, and in the second phase we will take over Babylon and Najaf, then the other provinces.
We will rely on cameras and intelligence efforts to secure cities
– The changes that took place in the ministry, in which we relied on the principle of integrity and efficiency, and a large number of officers and associates were expelled on charges of bribery.
We will not allow any affiliate or officer to take bribery, and our doors are open to citizens
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