Embassy of the United States, Bucharest - Romania

December 9, 2005

STATEMENT BY J. ADAM ERELI, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN

CLOSURE OF INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTIONS IN ROMANIA

We are deeply concerned by the Government of Romania's December 7 announcement ruling out international adoptions. This affects all 1,100 Romanian orphans and abandoned children for whom foreign families had registered adoption petitions. These petitions were filed prior to a January 1, 2005 ban.

We urge the Romanians to establish a legal mechanism allowing inter-country adoption for cases registered before the ban, in order the find permanent homes for these children.


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9 Decembrie 2005

DECLARATIA LUI J. ADAM ERELI, PURTATOR DE CUVANT ADJUNCT

INCHEIEREA ADOPTIILOR INTERNATIONALE IN ROMANIA

Suntem profund ingrijorati de anuntul Romaniei din data de 7 decembrie, prin care adoptiile internationale sunt interzise. Aceasta interdictie afecteaza 1.100 de copii romani orfani sau abandonati pentru care au fost inaintate cereri de adoptie de catre familii straine. Aceste cereri au fost depuse inainte de emiterea interdictiei la 1 ianurie 2005.

Solicitam romanilor stabilirea unui mecanism legal prin care sa permita adoptiile internationale pentru cazurile inregistrate inainte de intrarea in vigoare a interdictiei pentru ca acesti copii sa-si gaseasca camine stabile.


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