<p>Pakistan and Ukraine become the first countries to accept the new documents and three more will follow soon, Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K Noble said during the organisation's general assembly here.<br />He said he is sure the remaining member countries will also honor these passports.<br />"We don't come to a country unless we are asked to go. If we are asked to go in an emergency, you want us to go as fast as possible," he told The Associated Press.<br /><br />Noble said some 1,000 investigators, heads of Interpol offices around the world and their staff would be given these passports, similar to the ones held by diplomats and UN staff.<br /><br />The aim is to ensure that Interpol investigators, who are of various nationalities, reach the site of a terrorist attack or natural disaster quickly without being bogged down by visa red-tape, said Noble, who is American.<br />"If they have to wait for the process of having their visa approved because they don't come from the right country, that can mean a delayed response, which can mean a delayed service to the country we are trying to serve," he said.<br /><br />Noble said there have been many cases in the past where Interpol investigations have been held up because they could not travel while waiting for their visa to be approved.</p>
<p>Pakistan and Ukraine become the first countries to accept the new documents and three more will follow soon, Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K Noble said during the organisation's general assembly here.<br />He said he is sure the remaining member countries will also honor these passports.<br />"We don't come to a country unless we are asked to go. If we are asked to go in an emergency, you want us to go as fast as possible," he told The Associated Press.<br /><br />Noble said some 1,000 investigators, heads of Interpol offices around the world and their staff would be given these passports, similar to the ones held by diplomats and UN staff.<br /><br />The aim is to ensure that Interpol investigators, who are of various nationalities, reach the site of a terrorist attack or natural disaster quickly without being bogged down by visa red-tape, said Noble, who is American.<br />"If they have to wait for the process of having their visa approved because they don't come from the right country, that can mean a delayed response, which can mean a delayed service to the country we are trying to serve," he said.<br /><br />Noble said there have been many cases in the past where Interpol investigations have been held up because they could not travel while waiting for their visa to be approved.</p>