Chisinau is in the process of denouncing the three key agreements linking it to the CIS, Mihai Popsoi has said Moldova has launched the procedure for officially withdrawing from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi has said. The CIS was formed in 1991 after the collapse of the USSR to promote cooperation regarding economic, political, and security issues among the former Soviet republics. Apart from Russia, it currently includes Armenia, Azerbaijan,