Riga Airport of Latvia will purchase a new explosives detection system to control passengers’ hand luggage by using financial savings from the European Cohesion Fund.
Through a statement issued on June 30, the Ministry of Transport of Latvia emphasized that the purchase of the system is foreseen by the changes in the contract signed with the Central Agency of Finance and Contracts for the use of Cohesion Fund funds, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
In this regard, the Chairman of the Board of the “Riga” Airport, Laila Odina, said that the airport has already signed a contract and is implementing the installation and integration of a new explosives detection system in the airport’s baggage handling infrastructure to check the registered baggage of passengers.
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Source: Schengen Visa News