Moldovan authorities will consider the introduction of a state of emergency due to the gas crisis

The Moldovan authorities may introduce a state of emergency due to a shortage of gas, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilitsa said at a meeting of the emergency commission. Her words are reported by the local publication Agora.

“Today, at a meeting of the Commission for Emergency Situations, it will be proposed to introduce a state of emergency in the country,” Gavrilitsa said, adding that. solutions are needed to urgently purchase natural gas from alternative sources. Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Mikhail Popshoy promised that the Legislative Assembly would support this move.

On October 19, she stated that Moldova was facing "a serious crisis associated with a sharp increase in gas prices around the world." At the same time, she indicated that the country's authorities were negotiating with the Russian Gazprom to reduce fuel prices. In particular, on October 21, a Moldovan delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Kulminsky arrived in Moscow.

“Yesterday in Moscow, after negotiations on natural gas supplies, the situation has changed, but we are not sure yet. Gazprom does not keep its word, does not supply the required volume of natural gas,” Gavrilitsa said at a meeting of the Commission for Emergency Situations.