Throughout the year, the Project Co-ordinator granted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs books, brochures, compendiums in quantity with the aim to enrich its library with modern human rights and rule-of-law materials. The PCUz facilitated the participation of the Uzbekistani Delegation at the First Part of the 2010 OSCE Review Conference, organized by the Chairmanship of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the OSCE from 30 September to 8 October in Warsaw. Among others a representative of the Human Rights Protection and Legal Provision Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs attended the event. Implementation of New Biometric Passports in Uzbekistan From 1-4 March, the PCUz, in co-ordination with the ATU, facilitated an OSCE and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) visit to Uzbekistan ahead of the launch of the project “Support to the Government in improving the national passport system and introduction of identity and travel document with biometric identifiers”. The experts had technical working meetings with respective government agencies and the Government InterAgency Working Group responsible for the introduction of new identity documents with biometric identifiers in Uzbekistan. From 20-28 March, the PCUz, in co-operation with the ATU, organized a study visit of a delegation from Uzbekistan to Spain and the UK. The delegation was comprised of members of the Government Inter-Agency Working Group and comprised senior representatives from the Cabinet of Ministers, State Personalization Centre, the National Security Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the visit the delegation met with their counterparts to exchange experience in the introduction as well as handling and issuing of national identity and travel documents. From 27-28 May, the PCUz facilitated the participation of an official delegation from Uzbekistan in the OSCE Workshop on Promoting the ICAO Public Key Directory (PKD) organized by the ATU in Vienna (see also 3.1). The delegation included representatives from the State Printing House, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Communications and Information Agency, the State Personalization Centre, the Cabinet of Ministers, and the National Security Service. During the workshop the Uzbek Delegation delivered a country presentation to illustrate the steps and efforts being taken by the government in the process of introducing a biometric passport system and potential accession to the ICAO PKD. On 7-8 October, the PCUz, in co-operation with the ATU, organized a training on “Exploring the Benefits and Technical Necessities of Joining the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Public Key Directory (PKD)” for 30 local specialists and experts from the newly established State Personalization Centre, the National Security Service, Cabinet of Ministers, State Customs Committee, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs, State Printing House, Communications and Information Agency and the National Airlines. The workshop addressed all key aspects and helped the participants to increase their knowledge on the basics of biometric travel documents, including cryptography and administrative issues. They were also given a demonstration of faked e-passports and shown how they work without using the ICAO PKD. From 1-4 November, the PCUz facilitated the participation of a representative of the Cabinet of Ministries in the Sixth Symposium and Exhibition on “International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRTDS), Biometrics and Security Standards” in Montreal. The Uzbek representative made a presentation on the implementation of ICAO recommendations as well as the introduction and use of biometric passports in Uzbekistan. 110