The Senate had already made a similar call.
The motion, which saw the abstention of the nationalist
opposition Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, commits the
government to promptly initiating, via the competent
institutions, the necessary assessments in order to confer
Italian citizenship on Patrick George Zaki .
It also urged the government to keep monitoring Zaki s case and
his conditions of detention.
The government subsequently issued a favourable opinion on the
motion.
Centre-left Democratic Party (PD) leader Enrico Letta, whose
party was among the overwhelming majority backing the motion,
tweeted the House has also approved the motion to grant
Patrick Zaki citizenship. Now that parliament has pronounced in
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Asyut, Egypt, Jul 2, 2021 / 14:01 pm (CNA).
While the situation of Christians has improved in Egypt under its current president, many continue to regard the minority as second-class citizens, a Coptic Catholic bishop has said.
In a June 24 report to the Catholic charity foundation Aid to the Church in Need United States, Bishop Kyrillos William Samaan of the Coptic Eparchy of Assiut said that Christians are underrepresented in many sectors and are sidelined in administrative positions.
The Catholic leader asked for equality in the country, saying, “We are not asking for much and we are being realistic. Unfortunately, there are still many people who consider Christians to be second-class citizens.”
Zaki citizenship urged on 30th birthday
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