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Azerbaijan recorded 660 child adoptions last year
Social security
- 31 March, 2020
- 09:43
The Azerbaijani Justice Ministry registered 600 cases of child adoption in 2019.
The number of adopted boys decreased by 14.2% to 345 compared with the previous year, while the count of adopted girls declined by 9.7% to 315, the State Statistical Committee (SSC) told Report.
Moreover, the number of adoption decisions annulled by Azerbaijani courts increased by 22.4% to 82.
Over the past year, foreigners and stateless persons adopted 14 children, including eight girls.
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