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Vladimir Putin took part in the CIS Heads of State Council meeting via videoconference. December 18, 2020 Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region The participants in the videoconference, chaired by the Republic of Uzbekistan, discussed the current state of and prospects for developing cooperation within the CIS Background information Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the political, trade, economic, social and cultural spheres, as well as joint efforts to counter the ...

Moldovan parliament repeals law on 2016 bank rescue despite IMF concerns Moldovas parliament voted to repeal legislation on Wednesday that had allowed the finance ministry to issue bonds worth 13.5 billion Moldovan lei ($790 million) to prop up the financial system in 2016 after a massive banking scandal was uncovered.Reuters | Chișinău | Updated: 16-12-2020 21:23 IST | Created: 16-12-2020 21:22 IST Representative image Image Credit: ANI Moldovas parliament voted to repeal legislation on W...

(Adds repeal of Russian propaganda law) CHISINAU, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Moldova’s parliament voted to repeal legislation on Wednesday that had allowed the finance ministry to issue bonds worth 13.5 billion Moldovan lei ($790 million) to prop up the financial system in 2016 after a massive banking scandal was uncovered. The law was originally passed as a condition for IMF loans in 2016, and its repeal was criticised by a former prime minister as weakening the country’s creditworthiness. Separat...

Leaders of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan recently agreed to deepen their countries’ integrations into the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Although the member states of this supranational organization have fairly ambitious plans, primarily in terms of enlargement and cooperation with other global structures, it remains highly uncertain whether they will be able to implement most of their strategies and goals. The Eurasian Union was created on the basis of the Customs Unio...

Outgoing Moldova President to Discuss Further Relations With Russia During Visit to Moscow Wed 16th December 2020 | 07:30 AM CHISINAU (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th December, 2020) Outgoing Moldovan President Igor Dodon said that during his visit to Moscow he would like to discuss further Moldova-Russia relations with senior Russian officials. Earlier, Dodon announced that he would leave for Moscow on a working visit on December 24-25. "I will go to Moscow on a working visit. Meetings with...

Professor Gevorg Mirzayan fears that Sandu and other leaders of the Post-Soviet countries have become emboldened as a result of Azerbaijans recent success in restoring its sovereignty in broad areas of Nagorno Karabakh.  They too will be tempted to reassert control in the breakaway regions and Transnistria, given its geographic vulnerability poses a tempting target. In the case of hostilities Moldova may get help from Ukraine and NATO. To ward off this threat Mirzayan advises Vladimir Putin to...

Dodon: Most Moldovans look forward to closer cooperation with Eurasian Economic Union Igor Dodon. Photo courtesy of TASS INSK, 11 December (BelTA) - Most Moldovans hope for further cooperation and closer cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union, Moldova President Igor Dodon said at the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, BelTA has learned. In 2018, Moldova became the first country to gain observer status at the EAEU and remains committed to continued cooperation with the union...

June 8, 2020 GMT CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova registered a record number of new cases of the coronavirus during the first week of June, the government said Monday, as a former health minister described the pandemic situation in the country as “out of control.” Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe and plagued by corruption and political turmoil, confirmed 1,449 new cases of COVID-19 the week of June 1-7, nearly 300 more than the previous week, according to data from the Mini...

Outgoing Moldovan President Igor Dodon has congratulated Maia Sandu on her election as new president and on the endorsement of the election outcome by the Constitutional Court and invited her to start consultations for setting a date for early parliamentary elections.

Lukashenko: Belarus supports Kazakhstans efforts to create a stable and powerful state MINSK, 11 December (BelTA) – Belarus will by all means support Kazakhstans efforts to create a stable, powerful, and prosperous state. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement at a session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on 11 December, BelTA has learned. The first president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and the Kazakh head of state Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made speeches during t...