French legislators have passed a resolution asserting that face-covering Muslim veils are contrary to the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity on which France is founded.
The non-binding resolution which passed 434 to 0 on Tuesday, lays the groundwork for a planned law forbidding face-covering veils in public, including in the streets.
Legislators in the 577-seat house who opposed the resolution abstained from voting.
The bill calling for the ban goes before parliament in July and a draft text is to be reviewed by the cabinet on May 19.
Tuesday's resolution, sponsored by the conservative party led by Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, had been widely expected to win approval in the National Assembly with opposition Socialists backing it despite concerns about the wording of an eventual law.
France's neighbour, Belgium, is also planning a similar veil ban.
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