MINISTRY ALLOWS NINE ADOPTIONS THIS YEAR

ARMENPRESS
Aug 09 2007

YEREVAN, AUGUST 9, ARMENPRESS: Out of 124 children registered by
the labor and social affairs ministry for adoption only 9 were
adopted. Four were girls.

The adopted children were aged from 6 months to 7 years. Out of five
were adopted by Armenian citizens.

Four were adopted by couples and one by a single person. Foreigners
were allowed to adopt four children.

The ministry said overall 239 people wanted to adopt children, 86
were Armenian citizens.

Incidentally 224 were males and 130 women.