The Parliament of Moldova approved the country's final exit from the CIS

On April 2, the Parliament of Moldova denounced the agreement on the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as the associated protocol and charter of the CIS. The press service of the parliament reported this.

The initiator of the exit was the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The department said that one of the key principles on which the CIS was created - mutual recognition of territorial integrity and inviolability of borders - was violated by Russia. The Foreign Ministry indicated that Russia is waging a war against Ukraine, has committed acts of aggression against Georgia and maintains a military presence on the territory of Moldova - in the unrecognized Transnistria, which Chisinau and most countries consider occupied territory.

The parliament also called the denunciation of the agreements part of the course towards joining the European Union. The statement said that this step is “natural and inevitable” within the framework of European integration.

The agreement establishing the CIS was signed in December 1991 by 11 former Soviet republics, including Moldova, and formalized the end of the USSR. The organization's charter was adopted in 1993 and determined the basic principles of its work.

After leaving the statutory bodies, the country is expected to save about 3.1 million lei per year by ceasing contributions to the CIS budget. At the same time, Chisinau will continue to cooperate with the countries of the commonwealth on a bilateral and multilateral basis, and will also maintain participation in a number of agreements, primarily in the trade, economic and social spheres.

Previously, Moldova had already denounced about 70 agreements within the CIS in the process of bringing legislation and economic policy closer to EU standards.

Previously, the Moldovan authorities had already announced their intention to withdraw from the CIS. In January 2026, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popsoi stated that the process of denunciation of key agreements had been launched - the CIS charter, the agreement on its creation and related documents. According to him, de facto the country has already reduced its participation in the work of the commonwealth, but legally remained part of it.

Popsoi also noted that Chisinau can maintain certain agreements if they do not contradict the course towards European integration and represent practical benefits. The Moldovan authorities intensified the process of leaving the CIS after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.