President Igor Dodon has presented Vadim Ceban, the candidate to become chairman of Moldovagaz Board, during a meeting in Moscow with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Kozak.
The president wrote in a Facebook post that the meeting was an occasion to discuss the need to ensure uninterrupted supply of gas to Moldova considering the fact that the agreement on gas transit through Ukraine is to expire by the end of this year. Another subject discussed was Moldova’s request for discounted gas prices starting on September 1.
The president didn’t give details about the size of the requested discount, but in an interview at the beginning of this year, Igor Dodon said Moldova could hope for as much as 20-25% off the price thanks to its observer status in the Eurasian Economic Union. He recalled that Moldova was receiving gas under an annually extended agreement that was actually signed in 2006, and its deadline was 2019.
Vadim Ceban is currently deputy governor of the Gagauz autonomy. His appointment is subject to approval by the Government as well as by the Moldovagaz Supervisory Board, which is headed by Russia’s Gazprom representatives.
