The Ministry of Defence says that it has obtained the permission of the cabinet to grant dual citizenship once again.

Damayanthi Jayaratne, additional secretary of the ministry, made this statement at a press briefing held in Colombo on3 Wednesday.

[quote]Granting of dual citizenship, which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Defence was temporarily halted by the Immigration Emigration Department from the end of 2011. After the formation of a new system and regulation, we have relaunched the system once again. With the permission of the cabinet granted on the 29th, we have relaunched the dual citizenship system. The cabinet had granted permission to grant these dual citizenship to applicants expeditiously if the applicant has met the requirements under the supervision of an the committee. Therefore, we have taken necessary measures to grant dual citizenship to applicants expeditiously.[/quote]

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