Gavrilita about Gazprom’s Letter: Attitude Has Changed

Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita criticized Gazprom’s intention to stop natural gas flows to the Republic of Moldova in case the full current consumption is not paid by January 20. According to the prime minister, “the Russian giant has changed its attitude and veers off the previous practice” when Russians used to agree to negative financial deviations, tv8.md reports. “We regret that the usual practice of accepting negative financial deviations has changed, up to tariff adjustment in accordance with the law. We regret this change of attitude,” Gavrilita said. The same opinion is shared by the Minister of Infrastructure Andrei Spinu. “We regret that such letters are sent to Moldovagaz. The provision on the 50% advance payment was introduced in 2011. By 2014, Moldova had accumulated a debt of 400 million but had never received such notifications,” Spinu said. Andrei Spinu also said that, most likely, in February problems with payments to Gazprom will emerge again. Point