Moldovan President Sandu: there are no secret terms in the agreement with Gazprom on the part of Russia upon signing a gas supply agreement. She commented on the information during the broadcast on the JurnalTV channel, Interfax reports.
The journalist asked whether the signing of the gas supply contract is connected with the conditions on the part of Russia to give certain guarantees of the safety of the ex- President of Moldova Igor Dodon.
“There are no secret terms in the agreement with Gazprom. I would also like this agreement to be published so that there is no room for any speculation. But this is an agreement between two economic agents, who decided as they decided, “she said.
The channel's correspondent noted that after signing the agreement with Gazprom, Dodon returned from Moscow to Chisinau. However, Sandu noted that no one asked to guarantee Dodon's safety and no one made such promises.
Earlier, the former President of Moldova, leader of the Socialist Party Igor Dodon said that the country can pay off its debt to Russia in two ways. According to him, the current debts of Chisinau can be partially covered by the state budget, and partially by citizens.
Moldova faced an energy crisis due to a contract with Gazprom that ended in October. The republic wanted to conclude a new agreement on favorable terms, but the supplier demanded that the debt be paid first. On October 29, the country still managed to agree with Gazprom to conclude a contract for five years, subject to an audit of debts in 2022. Gazprom called the terms of the agreement mutually beneficial.