Moldova’s Acting President: CIS is an old woman expecting to die, but this does not mean Moldova will withdraw from it

“The CIS is an old woman that is expecting to die, while the Kozak Plan is an old man that has already died,” the Caretaker President of Moldova and Head of Parliament Mihai Ghimpu said at a conference held to sum up the works of the CIS summit. But he stressed that this does not mean that Moldova will leave this organization, Info-Prim Neo reports. A number of documents were signed during the summit that brought together CIS heads of state and foreign ministers. The longest discussions, of about two hours, centered on the anti-crisis program. Mihai Ghimpu said some of the documents were signed with reserve, but did not give details. The Speaker said that Ukraine’s President Victor Yushchenko and the President of Belarus Alexandr Lukashenko assured him of their support. “Yushchenko and Lukashenko backed the Alliance for European Integration formed after the elections,” Ghimpu said. He also said that his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev described the Moldovan people’s vote of July 2009 as a democratic decision and said that Russia will cooperate with the present administration. Moldova has held the presidency of the CIS this year. From January 2010, the CIS presidency will be taken over by Russia.