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June 2, 2006
Virtually all intercountry adoptions in Belarus have ceased since October 4, 2004, when Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenko asked his cabinet to look into international adoptions. The Government of Belarus changed its adoption procedures in 2005 but adoptions have yet to move forward. The Government of Belarus has not provided clear information on the possible duration of the apparent suspension or possible provisions for completing adoptions that were already in the pipeline before October 2004. The U.S. Government continues to be concerned about the future of adoptions from Belarus. The U.S. Em...