Russian Federation and the Republic of Moldova On ratification of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation , adopted by the State Duma on April 5 2002 Approved by the Federation Council on 23 April 2002 to ratify the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Moldova, signed in Moscow on 19 November 2001. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin Moscow, Kremlin 29 April 2002 N 43 FZ