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Bilateral deal needed for adoption of Russian children in Sweden

Sweden was also asked for details about 13 Russian orphans who were being adopted by Swedish families at the final stage of the ban's introduction
Russia's Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko ITAR-TASS/Sergei Karpov
Russia's Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko
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HELSINKI, December 04. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia has proposed an agreement with Sweden to regulate child adoption procedures, speaker of the Russian parliament's upper house Federation Council Valentina Matvienko told journalists on Wednesday after a council delegation visit to Sweden.