HJP has delivered consultancy services to an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)-supported seminar focused on the use of the ICAO's Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD).The two-day workshop was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. According to HJP, experts from migration and border agencies in the country attended the seminar to get acquainted with the multilateral technical platform enabling the effective validation of electronic security features stored in the biometric passport."55 of the 57 OSCE participating states issue ePassports. However, only 24 are members of the PKD and Tajikistan is not part of them," said Elizabeth Abela Hampel, deputy head of the OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit. "Joining the ICAO PKD is a proactive approach in fighting international terrorism and preventing the cross-border movement of terrorists because it allows for a fast and effective multilateral validation that an ePassport is genuine."The OSCE Transnational Threats Department organised the event in cooperation with the OSCE Office in Tajikistan.Since the adoption of the OSCE Ministerial Council Decision in 2009 on promoting the ICAO PKD, HJP experts have supported similar workshops in Albania, Armenia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan."Tajikistan is issuing a high-quality ePassport. It is a great pleasure for us to assist Tajikistan in preparing to join the ICAO PKD," said Markus Hartmann, managing director at HJP Consulting and PKD expert.
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