Minister of Economy and Infrastructure Anatol Usatyi said the contract for the concession of the Chisinau International Airport can be terminated. The concession principle itself was positive, but the way in which the concession took place generates questions. The authorities intend to go to court to have this contract terminated, IPN reports.
Anatol Usatyi said the Ministry does not communicate with the owner of “Avia Invest”, which manages the airport under franchise. All the contacts are ensured through the Public Property Agency. At the start of this year, the court rejected the appeal filed by the Agency for the reason that the documents weren’t collected according to procedure.
“The concession is not convenient for the state and the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. If this contract can be terminated, we should make sure that this is done,” the minister stated in the program “About us” on Jurnal TV channel.
He said the concessionaire could offer the state to reach an advantageous agreement and could give up managing the airport. This is one of the variants by which the airport can be returned to the state. “All our steps should be well-thought-out so as to avoid situations when the court rejects a suit because not all the documents were attached,” said Anatol Usatyi, adding the previous government hurried up and made mistakes in the process.
The minister also said that if the case reaches an international arbitration court, it could be examined in about a year.
