Marking Mother's Day, Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, blissfully announced that a draft law will be submitted granting Lebanese women married to foreigners the right to confer their nationality to their children, with the exception of neighboring countries.
"A draft law will be forwarded to the Cabinet allowing Lebanese women married to non-Lebanese the right to pass their nationality to their children with the exemption of neighbouring countries, to avert naturalization," Bassil said at a press conference at the Ministry on Wednesday.
The Press conference was attended by Justice Minister, Selim Jreissati, Foreign Ministry Secretary General Hani Shmaitili, National News Agency Director Laure Sleiman Saab, and scores of political dignitaries and women candidates to the parliamentary elections.
"In accordance with my constitutional duties and powers, I present today this initiative entailing the principle of equity among all the Lebanese, men and women," Bassil noted, adding that his initiative was in line with the Lebanese Constitution's article 7 preventing discrimination on the basis of gender.
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