Positive Results Coming from U.S. and Russia Talks!
May 13, 2010
Inter-country adoptions from Russia are continuing as the Department of State reports positive, productive, cooperative discussions between officials from the two countries. The purpose of the talks is to increase the safeguards for adopted children. Below is an excerpt of a statement released by the Department of State today:
Adoption Notice: Russia
May 13, 2010
“A U.S. interagency team held meetings to discuss an adoption agreement with
their Russian counterparts on May 12. The meetings are ongoing and will
continue on May 13. The initial talks were positive, productive and conducted
in a spirit of cooperation. Both sides are interested in taking steps to
increase the safeguards for adopted children. The discussions were technical in
nature because they involve domestic laws of two countries. There is still
important work to be done and this continues to be a high priority for both
governments.
“It is our understanding that there has been no change in the status of on-going inter-country adoptions originating from Russia. Many thousands of Russian children, who were not adopted by Russian families, have found loving, safe and permanent homes in the United States through inter-country adoption. We are pleased to be discussing with the Russian government a future approach to ensure inter-country adoptions continue.”
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