PoliticsMoldova cannot expect to retain CIS benefits after leaving, Russian envoy says
Russian Ambassador to Chisinau Oleg Ozerov said Moldova’s hopes of retaining the benefits of cooperation within the CIS after leaving the organization will likely prove unrealistic. He warned that Chisinau could lose membership in treaties including the Free Trade Zone, and said pragmatic cooperation with Russia and other post-Soviet countries had brought tangible benefits, with GDP rising nearly 41% from 2011 to 2021.
Moldova cannot expect to retain CIS benefits after leaving, Russian envoy says