The members of the Democratic and Socialist parliamentary groups asked the Ministry of Justice to formulate a legal opinion and interpret the article of the lending agreement with Russia providing that “any outstanding debt of any entity in the Republic of Moldova to the Russian government or institutions of the Russian government, where there is the consent of the Moldovan side, automatically becomes part of this contract”. The decision was taken as a result of discussions on the platform of the Coalition’s Council, IPN reports.

In a press release issued in the evening of April 21, the PSRM and PDM say the method of resolving disputes between the two sides should also be clarified. The parliamentary majority also asked the Ministry of Finance to provide information about the existence of state-guaranteed debts or loans to the Russian Federation and about the eventual procedure and method of providing such guarantees by the Republic of Moldova.

The interlocutors discussed the external assistance provided to the Republic of Moldova, the money offered in budget support (about US$235m from the IMF and €200m from Russia) and the €87 million that is to be allocated by the European Union for different projects, outside the country’s budget.

The meeting also centered on the supplying of doctors and hospitals with protective equipment and the measures taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic during the Easter holidays.