French President Nicolas Sarkozy has reiterated his view that the full burka is "not welcome" in France, as a debate continues on whether to ban it
Jan.14.─ A parliamentary report on the issue is due out at the end of January.
Mr Sarkozy did not explicitly call for a ban, saying "no one should feel stigmatised" by any eventual law.
His UMP party is to put forward a bill this month banning the wearing of the Islamic veil in public, as a means of defending France against "extremists".
Mr Sarkozy said the first step should be for parliament to adopt a resolution that would unequivocally condemn the burka - and then move on to considering a ban.
He said no decision should be made until parliament hears the results of a six-month commission on whether a law banning such garments from public places was needed.
The results are expected to be published by 27 January ...
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