She stated this at a meeting of local farmers with the Minister of Agriculture Vladimir Boley.

“The authorities must protect the inhabitants of the country, it is possible to cooperate with the EU and with the CIS countries, including Russia.

Negotiations by Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu are not enough to solve the problems of the energy sector and get out of the difficult economic situation in which Moldova finds itself.

Both the president and the prime minister should join the negotiations, ”RIA Novosti quotes Vlah.

Earlier it was reported that the Moldovan authorities plan to reduce gas consumption in the country in winter by at least 15% if Gazprom decides to reduce the volume of supplies.