Taubman fails to change Tariceanu's mind on adoption laws

From Bucharest Daily News 1/20/06
Taubman fails to change Tariceanu's mind on adoption laws

Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu declared yesterday that his recent meeting with American Ambassador in Bucharest, Nicholas Taubman, has not influenced his opinion on international adoptions. "I told the American Ambassador that the country's current laws should not create hopes for foreign families who want to adopt children, but, on the contrary, the laws are restrictive and meant to encourage national adoptions," the PM said. Taubman and Tariceanu met on Monday at the government headquarters to discuss the relationship between the two countries, possible American investment in Romania and the situation on international adoptions. The PM declared he had promised Ambassador Taubman transparency over the results of analysis of pending adoption cases.