From The Post I.E.:
It is widely expected that Irish officials will be given the go-ahead to proceed with negotiations after Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald received a positive report on the progress made on adoption and child protection processes after the recent return of an Irish delegation that travelled to the country to ”˜”˜assess and report on the country’s progress’’.
Vietnam has now signed the Hague Convention, which provides a framework to regulate inter-country adoption, and that is due to be fully ratified on October 1.Under the Adoption Act, which became law last November, people in Ireland can only pursue intercountry adoptions from states that have ratified the Hague adoption convention or have a bilateral agreement with Ireland.
The whole article is here.
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