Vietnam adoption deal brings relief to Irish couples
The Herald can reveal that Irish couples will finally be able to adopt Vietnamese children by the end of the year follow discussions led by Childrens’ Minister Frances Fitzgerald.
The minister confirmed to the Herald that an agreement will be signed with the Vietnamese Justice Minister, Ha Hung Cuong, in Dublin on Monday.
It means Vietnamese children will be adopted by couples here for the first time since the previous agreement ended in 2009.
“A lot of work had gone into making this happen in the past year. It is the first international adoption agreement that the Vietnam authorises have signed with any country since the Hague convention,” Ms Fitzgerald revealed.
Read the full exclusive report by Kevin Doyle, here.
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