Vietnam adoption deal unlikely until concerns resolved

THE Adoption Authority will ensure all of the “very serious issues” that caused the suspension of adoptions from Vietnam are addressed before any administrative agreement is agreed with the south-east Asian country.

Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald is due to meet with authority chairman, Geoffrey Shannon, and its chief executive, Liz Canavan, today to discuss a range of adoption issues, including the possibility of securing a new administrative agreement with Vietnam.

Ms Canavan said: “The negotiation of an administrative agreement with any Hague Country is a matter for the Adoption Authority, which would have to satisfy itself as to the standards of adoption in the country of origin.