MPs agree on law to give expatriates nationality
The administration and Justice parliamentary committee met on Monday to wrap up discussions on the proposed law to give Lebanese expatriates the nationality, according to the Interior Ministry”s records prior to 1924. The commission unanimously agreed on the law. Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud and Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar attended the meeting.
After the meeting, head of the commission MP Robert Ghanem said that the Directorate of General Security was given a deadline to finish its surveys and present a report to the committee. Ghanem said that the commission would then decide if it approves or disapproves the law. "If the decision was positive, the Cabinet will issue a decree upon Minister Baroud”s proposal, and if the decree was not issued within three months, the commission”s decision will thus become effective."