Russia Russia to sign child adoption deals with European countries

14 Nov 2011 | adoption

‘Rianovosti’ reports that Russia’s ombudsman for children’s rights, Pavel Astakhov, said that Russia plans to sign bilateral agreements on child adoption with France, the U.K., Holland, Spain and Germany. He added that the international child adoptions should be carried only on the basis of bilateral agreements. “If we do not sign bilateral agreements, we should stop child adoption processes with these countries”. Talks on the same deals are being held with Ireland and Israel.

Source : Rianovosti