Vietnam ‘eager’ to resume adoptions with Ireland

VIETNAM is eager to treat Ireland as a “priority country” for adoption following its ratification of the Hague Convention.

Children’s Minister Fran-ces Fitzgerald said a number of recent developments have taken place in relation to inter-country adoption with Vietnam and that the country is close to ratifying the convention, which ensures that international adoption occurs in the best interests of children.

In a recent meeting with the Vietnamese Ambassador to Ireland, Vu Quang Minh, Ms Fitzgerald stressed Ireland’s wish to see Vietnam as a country of choice for adoption for prospective adoptive parents.