
“Moscow made concessions to Chisinau, and Moldova, as a result, will not buy Russia gas at current market prices,” Maia Sandu stated.
President of Moldova said this in an interview with Moldova-1 TV channel. She noted the difficulties that the Moldovan delegation faced in the negotiations on the gas price, stressing that the gas crisis in Moldova exposed problems in relations between Moscow and Chisinau, negotiations with Gazprom were “very difficult”, and the conditions initially proposed were unaffordable for Chisinau. Maia Sandu explained that the contract with Gazprom expired at a time of explosive growth in gas prices in Europe. “The new conditions of the Russian gas holding were unaffordable for Moldova,” said Maia Sandu. At the same time, she noted that concessions were made to Chisinau, and Moldova will not purchase gas at current market prices. In addition, Maia Sandu identified a number of other, as she said, difficult problems. Among them are restrictions on the export of Moldovan agricultural products to Russia, the Transnistrian issue and agreements on social guarantees for Moldovan citizens working in Russia. The President of the Republic of Moldova announced that Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Nicu Popescu, will visit Moscow to establish a dialogue, and on November 17 he is scheduled to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. In addition, preparations are underway for a meeting of the Moldovan-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation. “There are no summits planned at this time,” said Maia Sandu. // 05.11.2021 - InfoMarket