The visit of the First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov to Chisinau on March 31 is connected with the summit of the CIS Heads of Government that will take place at the end of May under Russia's presidency. At the same time, Igor Shuvalov intends to organize a visit by Russian Premier Vladimir Putin to Moldova, Info-Prim Neo reports. Another goal pursued by the Russian First Deputy Prime Minister in his tour in Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus is to inform the Heads of Government of these countries about Russia's plans while it will hold the presidency of the CIS and the initiative to strengthen the relations withing the Commonwealth, which envisions the modification of the agreement on the free trade zone. The Russian publication Kommersant, in an article on March 30, says the meeting with Vladimir Putin is very important for Vlad Filat. “The ambitious Moldovan Premier, who heads the Liberal Democratic Party, does not hide that he will actively participate in the early elections (...) and needs Moscow's support to secure a good result,” says the publication. The article says that former head of state Vladimir Voronin, the leader of the Communists Party, is also interested in having friendly relations with Russia and seeks Putin's support in the struggle with the Liberal opponents. “The Communists Party, through the agency of the press they control, made everything possible to present Vlad Filat and his party as well as the other parties that formed the government coalition as nationalist, pro-Romania and anti-Russia forces.” Kommersant also says that the Moldovan Communist MPs left the assembly hall when the CIS development strategy was being discussed. The Communist parliamentary majority did not ratify this document that was signed by the former President Vladimir Voronin in 2007. It was ratified now by the Liberal-Democratic government coalition. “Now the Liberal power can say that unlike the Communists, the do real things to integrate the processes in the post-Soviet area,” the publication says. Alexandr Karavaev, vice director of the Center for Studying the Post-Soviet Area of the Moscow State University, said Russia will easier reach agreements with Moldova, which wants to be on friendly terms with Russia and become part of the EU, than with Ukraine and Belarus.