On May 7th, 2013, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara met with adopted Ukrainian children and their American families in New York.
The meeting was held at the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York.
During the meeting the Minister informed of Ukraine’s policy in the sphere of inter-country adoption, stressed on the importance of ensuring the children’s rights, as well as timeliness of submitting post-placement reports on wellbeing of adopted Ukrainian children.
The meeting was held in a warm, friendly atmosphere. The families shared their happy stories of adoption of Ukrainian children.
At the end of the meeting, the children launched balloons of Ukrainian flag’s colors into the sky and got Ukrainian souvenirs on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
In the photo: Ukraine's Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara meets with adopted Ukrainian children and their American families