The Iraqi Foreign Ministry launches the “Tas’heel” service for electronic document authentication.
This came during the inauguration of the service by Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein at the Consular Department of the Ministry’s building, in the presence of the Head of the Consular Department, Falah Abdul Hassan, and representatives from the Ministry of Communications.
According to a Foreign Ministry statement received by Shafaq News Agency, Hussein listened to a detailed explanation of the program’s working mechanism during the opening, stressing in a press briefing that “this project, which aims to complete and authenticate transactions electronically, will serve citizens wherever they are.”
He explained that “the project would not have reached its final stages without close cooperation with the Ministry of Communications, extending his thanks to the Minister and the relevant departments who contributed diligently as part of a fruitful collective effort to complete this project.”
The minister noted that “this step comes within the framework of automating the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is the first of its kind among Iraqi ministries,” expressing his hope that other ministries will follow suit.
Hussein emphasized that “the project will contribute to enhancing transparency and eliminating the role of intermediaries in completing transactions, which will enhance citizen confidence and contribute to combating corruption.”
Iraqi Minister of Communications Hiyam Al-Yasiri announced the launch of the “Tas’heel” service on Monday to track and process government transactions for citizens.
For her part, the Director General of the Iraqi Postal Service, Zainab Abdul Sahib, told Shafaq News Agency on Monday, “The Tas’heel platform launched by the Ministry of Communications is purely Iraqi and its investor is Iraqi, not foreign. All documents received from citizens are fully secure in terms of the system and the platform, and no external server or anything else is used.”
She confirmed that “the Ministries of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Education, Industry, and some universities within the Ministry of Higher Education have participated in the (Tas’heel) platform.”
Abdul Sahib explained that “the platform facilitates procedures for employees, retirees, civilians, and all segments of society to request documents and endorsements electronically. These documents must be obtained through the platform and by mail for a nominal fee.”
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