denunciation

All internal procedures for the denunciation of the Agreement between the governments of the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation on the creation and functioning of cultural centers, signed on October 30, 1998 and entered into force on July 4, 2001, have been completed, Logos Press reported.

Since 1991, Moldova within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has signed 82 treaties at the meetings of the CIS Council of Heads of State and 269 treaties at the Council of Heads of Government. To date, Chisinau has denounced 64 treaties. According to the government, the move is part of “a continuous process of harmonizing the national policy, as well as the country’s legislative and economic framework with the EU standards and norms”.

The closure of the Russian Center of Science and Culture (Russian House in Chisinau) will be a consequence of the denunciation of the agreement with the Russian Federation on cultural centers. The draft law was approved by the Moldovan Cabinet of Ministers and will be submitted to Parliament for approval, Logos-Press reported.