Overview
- Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi said Moldova has begun denouncing the CIS Charter, the Agreement on the Establishment of the CIS, and its appendix.
- Completion of government procedures is expected by mid‑February, after which parliament will consider the denouncements followed by presidential approval.
- Officials say the move codifies Moldova’s de facto halt of CIS participation since 2022 as the country aligns its legal framework with EU priorities.
- In November the cabinet approved denouncing seven CIS agreements, and parliament advanced first readings to end CIS visa‑free travel and revise indirect tax rules.
- Opposition figures Igor Dodon and Marina Tauber criticized the plan over economic and social risks, while Russia’s Foreign Ministry faulted Chisinau’s course.