Moldovan government approves country`s secession from CIS

ArmInfo.The Moldovan government has supported the denunciation of key treaties establishing the country's membership in the Commonwealth of  Independent States (CIS). The decision was made as part of the withdrawal process. It affects the Agreement Establishing the CIS and  its Protocol. Both documents were signed in December 1991, prior to the collapse of the USSR. The CIS Charter, adopted in Minsk on  January 22, 1993, is also being denounced.

According to media reports, the bill will now be sent to Moldovan  President Maia Sandu for signature. If approved, the document will be  submitted to parliament. If the deputies vote positively, the  authorities will notify the CIS Executive Committee, and within 12  months, the republic's participation in the organization will be  terminated. Moldova's withdrawal from the CIS was launched in January  by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Pop?oi, who noted  that the republic was no longer participating in the CIS, which, in  addition to Moldova and Russia, also includes Azerbaijan, Armenia,  Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The  Kremlin described Moldova's decision to leave the Commonwealth as  expected.

Moldova decided to leave the CIS after declaring its commitment to  European integration and submitting an application for EU membership  in 2022.