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YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, ARMENPRESS: According to the data of Statistics Service of Armenia in the first half of 2012 66 children from Armenian orphanages have been adopted- 33 boys and 33 girls. On January-June 2012 by the citizens of the Republic of Armenia have been adopted 12 and by foreigners 18 children. On the same period of 2011 15 children have been adopted by Armenian citizens and 26 by foreigners. Armenpress was informed from the head of department of Statistics of National Statistic Service Nelly Baghdasaryan that most children who are subjected to adopting are from Yerevan. From children have been adopted in 2012 33 have both father and mother and 27 have only mother.
After the adopting of the child the orphanages can not be interested in the destiny of the child any more. If the adopting takes place outside of Armenia the embassy of abovementioned country continues to be occupied by the life of the child.
According to domestic code of Armenia, as well as decisions of the Government the Consulates of the Republic of Armenia implement the protection of rights of the children who are adopted outside of Armenia.
The ministry of Justice is the central body of control towards the children who have been adopted in Armenia and taken to abroad. In the words of press secretary of the Minster of Justice Karine Kalantaryan up to now the central body has not received any massage about violations of rights of adopted children. “There are reports and photos which prove the care towards adopted children” she said. There has not been recorded return to Armenia after adoption.
Head of the department of public relations of the Ministry of Labor and Social affairs Hasmik Khachatryan said that most of all children less than one year old are being adopted. “The parents in order to hide the fact of adopting a child choose little children which do not remember anything” she said. There happen cases when after adopting the child they return them after a short time. “There are not many such cases but still they happen” she said.
The adoption of a child is implemented in Armenia according to the Constitution of Armenia, Civil Code and other documents. In eight orphanages of the Republic there are 877 children including 370 in professional orphanages.
