Armenian Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan on Friday received the management team of IN Groupe and HayPass companies, led by IN Groupe CFO Dounia El Hasnaoui.

Welcoming the guests, Arpine Sargsyan expressed gratitude for the effective cooperation, emphasizing the strategic importance of the program to introduce a new biometric document system in Armenia.

The minister noted that this first public-private-sector partnership program in Armenia is an important step towards the modernization of state services, the introduction of the latest technology, and improving the quality of services provided to Armenian citizens.

In turn, IN Groupe CFO Dounia El Hasnaoui expressed gratitude for the trust and effective partnership, emphasizing that the company will continue to make all necessary efforts to ensure the successful implementation of this program and the provision of high-quality services to Armenian citizens. During the talk, the task of introducing e-gate—an automated border crossing system—at the border checkpoints of Armenia was also discussed.

An agreement was reached to introduce the relevant systems in a short time, which will ensure a faster, more convenient, and safer border crossing process in Armenia. At the end of the meeting, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Armenia, Arpine Sargsyan, and the executive director of HayPass, Regis Bouchier, signed the report prepared by an independent expert company on the public-private-sector partnership project for the introduction of the biometric system in Armenia.

The document confirms that the parties have duly fulfilled their investment obligations and are ready to launch the operational phase of this project.