A/HRC/10/34 page 12 are subjected to limitations in all spheres and subject to discriminatory practices. Stateless persons do not have the possibility of using their native language when addressing the State in writing, even in the areas where they constitute a majority of the population. These persons are confronted with a situation in which all types of information are provided only in the official language. According to the Government, there is also discrimination in the social sphere, affecting the provision of pensions, social benefits and medical services. Stateless persons also see their right to freedom of movement seriously affected. For example, in many cases they are not entitled to travel abroad. 41. The Government of the Russian Federation stated that the question of arbitrary deprivation of nationality should be considered by the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council and United Nations agencies, including the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the High Commissioner for Refugees. Spain 42. The Government of Spain stated that article 34.1 of the Law 4/2000 and the Regulations on the Recognition of the Status of Stateless Persons No. 865/2001 of 20 July 2001 deal with issues relating to stateless persons. Syrian Arab Republic 43. The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic stated that the Syrian Constitution provides all guarantees to protect all Syrian citizens without discrimination. The Constitution and the law provide all guarantees for individuals to enjoy their rights according to international human rights law, including providing the necessary means to avoid cases of arbitrary deprivation of nationality according to international human rights law, including providing the necessary means to avoid cases of arbitrary deprivation of nationality. 44. The Syrian Law on Nationality provides that Syrian citizens may be deprived of their nationality if they acquire a foreign nationality; if they engage in military service in a foreign country without the approval of the Syrian Ministry of Defence; if they work for a foreign country, whether inside or outside the Syrian Arab Republic, without authorization by the Government; if they support any activity of a foreign country that is in a state of war against Syria; if they leave the territory illegally in order to enter the territory of enemy States; and if they left Syria to live in a non-Arab country and stayed for more than three years and did not return, without providing adequate justification, at the request of the Government. The Syrian Minister of the Interior has the authority to award Syrian citizenship to persons who had been deprived of it. Ukraine 45. The Government of Ukraine stated that article 25 of the Constitution stipulates that citizens of Ukraine cannot be deprived of their citizenship and cannot be deprived of their right to change citizenship. The legal framework that regulates questions of citizenship is found in the Constitution and the Law on Citizenship. The Law on Citizenship is based on the principle of preventing situations of statelessness. Based on this principle, the provisions in articles 18 and 19, for example, provide that citizenship may be lost if persons renounce their Ukrainian