Prime Minister of Moldova noted progress in negotiations with Gazprom on gas

“Negotiations are underway.

Some progress is being recorded.

At the same time, we want to have other alternatives for the long term, ”TASS quoted her as saying at a press conference following a meeting of the Moldova-EU Association Council in Brussels.

Gavrilitsa stressed that Chisinau cannot buy gas at market prices, as well as on the terms offered by the Russian company.

Earlier, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu said that negotiations on gas "are going difficult", but Chisinau wants to sign a long-term contract.

On October 27, Gazprom head Alexei Miller and Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu, as well as Moldovagaz board chairman Vadim Cheban held negotiations on the terms of a new contract for the supply of Russian gas to the republic.