Commonwealth Of Independent States
Moldova: Russian peacekeepers, big loans and the need for reforms
October 08, 2009By Louis O'Neill Moldova hosts the Summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States this week and hopes to have a better turnout than President Medvedev did in July, at the annual "summit-at-the-races". Back then, only five CIS leaders made...
What if the CIS holds a Summit, and no one comes?
October 07, 2009By Robert Coalson There is none of the extraordinary street-cleaning or painting of dingy facades going on in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, that one might expect as the city prepares to host a summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS...
Moldova's acting president outlines foreign policy agenda
September 16, 2009Moldova's accession to NATO or its withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are not the key tasks of the new ruling Alliance for European Integration [that holds 53 out of 101 parliamentary seats], the recently elected speaker of the...
Moscow Urged to Promote ‘Passive Euthanasia’ of the CIS
August 21, 2009By Paul Goble Instead of seeking to “cure” the problems that beset the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), difficulties that have been highlighted and exacerbated by Georgia’s exit, one Russian analyst says, Moscow should acknowledge...
Georgia To Officially Withdraw From CIS
August 17, 2009Georgia will officially end its membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as of August 18, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. Officials in Georgia's State Chancellery told RFE/RL that Tbilisi plans to sign bilateral agreements with CIS...
