No Suspension of Adoptions from Russia

Thank you to all of you for your calls of concern and support. We received news today that reports from yesterday that Russia has ceased adoptions to the U.S. is false. You can read about it below. Though we are certainly anxious, we are still hopeful that this will not further delay our adoption. Kim.

State Dept: No suspension of adoptions from Russia
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110ap_us_russia_adoptions.html
NEW YORK -- The U.S. State Department says there has been no suspension of adoptions of Russian children by Americans.
Reports of a suspension circulated Thursday based on comments in Moscow from a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman. He was reacting to the case of an American woman who sent her 7-year-old adopted son back to Russia on a plane by himself.
The U.S. State Department's consular affairs office, however, says it has confirmed with the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and the Russian Embassy in Washington that adoptions are still being processed. The office says there has been no suspension.
A U.S. delegation plans to meet with Russian officials next week to discuss a possible adoption treaty. Russia says such a treaty much be signed if adoptions to the U.S. are to continue.