Commenting on Gazprom’s message transmitted to Moldovagaz, which says that the supply of gas to Moldova will be halted if the current debt is not paid during 48 hours, former PPPDA MP Vasile Năstase said that someone should be jailed for putting the signature on this embarrassing document, IPN reports.
“The Kroll report is much overshadowed by what the incompetent government signed. We demand to fully publish the troublesome contract!” Vasile Năstase posted in his Facebook page.
On the same subject, ex-Premier Ion Chicu posted a photocopy of a documents signed by Moldova’s representatives and Gazprom, saying that Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spînu, by point 8 of this protocol, undertook to make sure that the Commission for Emergencies takes a decision to allocate additional funds for paying gas as it was clear that Moldovagaz will be unable to pay the difference between the old and new gas prices.
Ion Chicu noted that Andrei Spînu undertook this commitment because he himself agreed a new clause of the contract with Gazprom, which says that the supply will be halted if the current payments are not made. But the state of emergency expired last Saturday and the Commission for Emergencies can no longer take such a decision without a special law adopted by Parliament. The Treasury cannot transfer now this money without legal coverage, but could do it by last Saturday. Furthermore, President Maia Sandu is on a working visit abroad and cannot help solve the problem.
Energy expert Valeriu Pașa said Moldovagaz asks the Government to lend it money for repaying the debt to Gazprom. But why doesn’t Moldovagaz borrow money from a bank. Probably because the bank does not trust it as the company’s debts are larger than its assets. Explanations should be provided to make the situation clear.
