Minister of Economy and Infrastructure Kiril Gaburici said the Republic of Moldova met all the conditions concerning the construction of the Iași-Chișinău gas pipeline. Therefore, the Romanian company “Transgaz”, having a construction authorization, can start to organize tender contests for the delivery of building materials and can begin the pipeline building works, IPN reports.

In the talk show “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel, Kiril Gaburici said a delegation from Romania led by the Romanian Minister of Economy Dănuț Andrușca will come to Moldova this weekend to end the first working stage related to the construction of the pipeline. “So far work was mainly done on the documents and procedure for transferring the Moldovan company that they will manage from now on,” stated the minister, noting that the Ungheni-Chișinău section is to become functional at the end of 2019 according to plan.

In another development, Kiril Gaburici said several events to present Moldovan wines will be held in Romania during the next few months. “We set the target groups for our presentations. First of all, these are the hotels, restaurants and chains of food stores from all over the country,” he stated. According to the minister, an event will take place in Bucharest and another one in Sibiu. The move is aimed at extending the list of Moldovan products sold on the Romanian market and vice versa.

The connection of Moldova to the European Union’s railroad system is another priority of the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure given that the Moldovan trains that want to enter the EU have to change the wheels at the frontier as the European gauge is narrower than Moldova’s.