Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița warns the citizens not to allow to be manipulated by political forces that try to cause destabilization in society. She said that attempts are made to use the people’s dissatisfaction to facilitate the coming to power of obscure forces. The official assured that effort is being made for the country to have electrical energy and natural gas at advantageous prices, IPN reports.
Premier Natalia Gavrilița said the protest mounted in the central square of Chisinau last Sunday is an element of democracy and represents the realization of the right to freedom of assembly. But attempts to cause chaos in society have been witnessed in the recent past.
“Attempts are being made to create a destabilization movement. That’s why I call on the people not to allow to be manipulated and used in this difficult situation. The Government works on a number of programs to increase the incomes of citizens and to help the entrepreneurs. It is important that these demonstrations should not be paid as, in the long run, these persons aim to come to power, to have access to the state resources and to be able to steal as they did earlier,” Natalia Gavrilița stated in the talk show “In Depth” on ProTV Chisinau channel.
The Premier noted that the Republic of Moldova will be supplied with electrical energy even if the current contract for the supply of electricity is valid for a month only.
“We each month have negotiations with the Kuchurgan Power Plant and with enterprises of Ukraine so that we are supplied with electrical energy. We can sign the contract with Ukraine for several months. We are considering the possibility of signing a contract for a medium term. Simultaneously, we are discussing with the Kuchurgan Power Plant as our objective is to obtain the best price for the citizens. Over the past three months, we managed to maintain the price at the previous level. The Kuchurgan Power Plant does not want to sign a contract for a longer period of time owing to the changes in the Transnistrian region that occurred together with the closing of the border with Ukraine and to the possibilities of using lei,” stated Natalia Gavrilița.
She voiced hope that Gazprom will not halt the supply of gas to Moldova even if Chisinau hasn’t fulfilled its obligation to contract a company to audit the debts of Moldovagaz.
“For now, there are no signs that the supply will be stopped. Discussions with Gazprom are held by the Administration Board of Moldovagaz. We asked for the extension of the period for conducting an audit for objective reasons. We couldn’t recruit companies that would want to perform an audit. We continue to look for independent companies for an audit. Meanwhile, the Court of Auditors is conducting its own audit. As the tender contest failed, direct discussions can be held with a company. We are trying to identify a credible company or consortium of companies that would provide a report on this alleged debt, which could be used in negotiations,” stated the official.
The National Agency for Energy Regulation decided that the natural gas rate as from June 1 will be 18.6 lei per cubic meter of gas. The authorities announced that they are designing a mechanism for subsidizing the persons with low incomes during the cold period of the year.
