Moldova is not quitting the CIS: Speaker

Moldovan Speaker and interim President Mihai Ghimpu said that the country will not be quitting the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) despite some rumors suggeting such a decision.

CIS Executive Secretary told the press that Mr. Ghimpu tried to assure him that Moldova will not be leaving the organization.

The CIS was founded in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union, and included every former Soviet republic with the exception of the Baltic states. Georgia recently withdrew, as well.

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