Moldova`s Parliament approves withdrawal from CIS 

ArmInfo. At its April 2 session, the Moldovan Parliament has given final approval to legislation on withdrawing from the CIS agreement and the Alma-Ata Declaration.  Specifically, the bill on the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States, concluded in Minsk on December 8, 1991, as well as the Protocol to the Agreement, signed in Alma-Ata on December 21, 1991, was denounced.

The bill will now be sent to Moldovan President Maia Sandu for  signature. Following this, the Moldovan authorities will notify the  CIS Executive Committee, and within 12 months, the country's  participation in the organization will be terminated.

On March 12, the Moldovan government 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 process of withdrawal from the organization. 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.

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  called Moldova's decision to leave the Commonwealth expected.

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