Romania/Moldova: Whether Romania and Moldova have signed the agreement allowing dual citizenship, which was initialled in April 2000
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 15 December 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ36031.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Romania/Moldova: Whether Romania and Moldova have signed the agreement allowing dual citizenship, which was initialled in April 2000, 15 December 2000, ZZZ36031.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4bed228.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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On 13 December 2000 an official at the Romanian Embassy in Ottawa stated that the treaty between Romania and Moldova which would allow dual citizenship between the two countries had not yet been signed, although it was initialled.
The initialling of the treaty was reported in the Moldovan press on 28 April 2000 (Infotag).
According to press reports, despite restrictions on dual nationality in Moldovan law, several hundred thousand Moldovans have become citizens of other countries in recent years, primarily Romania and Russia (TASS 24 Mar., 21 Nov. 2000; Basapress 26 May 2000).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Basapress news agency [Chisinau, in English]. 26 May 2000. "Romania Approves Memorandum on Dual Citizenship for Moldovans." (BBC Summary 26 May 2000/NEXIS)
Embassy of Romania, Ottawa. 13 December 2000. Telephone interview with an official.
Infotag [Chisinau, in English]. 28 April 2000. "Moldovan Leader Welcomes Romania Treaty Initialization." (FBIS-SOV-2000-0428 28 Apr. 2000/WNC)
TASS. 21 November 2000. Valery Demidetsky. "Kishinev Won't Bar Moldovans from Romanian Election." (NEXIS)
_____. 27 March 2000. "Moldova and Romania Move Closer to Signing Political Treaty." (BBC Summary 27 Mar. 2000/NEXIS)
