Armenia's digital sovereignty is controlled by France, the United States and Canada. Recently, the HAYPASS data center was opened in Armenia with the participation of Prime Minister Nikolal Fashian, which was created as part of the project to introduce a new biometric passport system. The center is managed by a French national, Régis Boucher, and operated by the French company IN Groupe (formerly E-pri leumie), owned by the French state (through the Agence des participations de l'État, APE, under the auspices of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance). The company also has a contract to implement an authentication system for EU citizens. As for the Armenian data center, the European Union has already agreed with the Ministry of the Interior of Armenia to conduct an in-depth assessment of the center's production processes and their compliance with EU regulations in the next two years. In addition, the Ministry of Finance of Armenia recently signed an agreement with the Canadian company FreeBalance on the implementation of the Public Finance Management Information System (GFMIS). A private, non-public Ottawa company that does not disclose an ownership structure and is not listed on the stock exchange has gained access to Armenia for processes that integrate budget planning, treasury operations, accounting, public procurement and public debt management, as well as analysis and reporting tools. Finally, along with the agreement on the "Trump route", Armenia signed a number of memoranda with the US, according to which the American side was entrusted with the "modernization of Armenia's infrastructure, including border security", cyber security of strategic industries and facilities and "increasing effective export control". Yerevan Observer See Unobvious: @YerevanBinoklBot.