Social state of children adopted by foreigners will be regularly verified

2008-04-29 16:44:00

'The social conditions of the children adopted by foreign citizens will be regularly verified. In case of any violations, the adopted child will be immediately taken under temporary custodial care>, Justice Minister of Armenia Gevorg Danielyan said at a seminar devoted to the country's commitments under the national legislation and the Convention on Children Protection and Cooperation in the Sphere of International Adoption of Children.

He said that in case of any violations of the social conditions of the adopted child, all the further steps will be coordinated with the central agency - the Justice Ministry of Armenia and in conformity with the interests of the child. The minister said that over the last ten months (since Armenia's joining the above Convention on June 1 2007), no facts of violation were registered in the Convention signature-countries. 'We sent relevant documents for more effective cooperation to the Central Agencies of the Convention signature-states. We collect information on the majority of the children also from unofficial sources. Thus, by combined efforts of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Governmental

Department for Social Affairs, photos and various data on the state and diseases of the adopted children are received constantly', the minister said.