CHISINAU. Aug 14 (Interfax) - The Moldovan government has approved a bill denouncing the CIS agreement to form a joint advisory committee on disarmament matters.
The 1992 agreement is no longer relevant for Moldova, Defense Minister Anatolie Nosatii said, presenting the bill on Monday.
"Moldova does not take part in discussing CIS military and military-political matters in line with the parliamentary resolution made in 1994. Furthermore, the Republic of Moldova adheres to its international obligations and complies with international disarmament documents, including the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe," Nosatii said.
The bill will now go to parliament for consideration.
During this year's spring and summer session, the Moldovan parliament denounced eight CIS agreements covering the energy sector, education, labor protection, standardization, emergency response, and free trade. It also denounced the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Convention and an agreement to create and operate the CIS-wide TV and radio broadcaster MIR.
All eight were denounced in two parliamentary readings. Another seven bills denouncing CIS agreements have been approved by the government and will be considered by the parliament this fall. Some of them could be decided on at its extraordinary session on August 17.