ISSUE OF KAZAKH KIDS' ADOPTION BY FOREIGNERS AGAIN RAISED IN KAZAKH

2. ISSUE OF KAZAKH KIDS' ADOPTION BY FOREIGNERS AGAIN RAISED IN KAZAKH
PARLIAMENT.

Amangeldy Aytaly - Deputy of Kazakh Parliament's Lower Chamber - Mazhilis, at
Parliamentary session held today, again raised issue about adoption of Kazakh
orphans by foreign couples. According to Deputy Aytaly, it is necessary to
adopt new laws so that to register all the Kazakh kids brought to foreign
countries through Embassies of Kazakhstan in those states. "We do not have any
records giving us exact number of our kids taken to foreign countries by their
new parents, and their future destinies are unknown", - said Deputy Aytaly. He
also added that Kazakh Parliament and Kazakh government should continue
protecting rights of the Kazakh kids even after their move to other countries.
"Unfortunately, - said Deputy Aytaly, - there are no Kazakh Embassies in some
countries, for instance in South African Republic, where our kids live with
their new parents as well". The issue has been under discussion in Kazakh
Parliament for about a year already.