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Adoption Talks to Resume

A U.S. delegation was to arrive in Moscow on Tuesday for a fourth round of talks on an agreement on child adoptions, the U.S. State Department said.

During three days of talks, “the U.S. delegation will pursue an agreement that provides greater safeguards for children and families in the adoption process between the two countries,” the State Department said in a statement Monday.

“Working with their Russian counterparts, the delegation will review the latest draft of the adoption agreement, making every effort to ensure that it addresses the legal and policy concerns of both countries,” the statement said.

Russia demanded the agreement, which is expected to be reached by September, after a U.S. mother returned her adopted 7-year-old son to Russia unaccompanied on a plane.

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