The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi
On October 22, local time, Gazprom (Gazprom) spokesman Kuprianov said that because the southeast European country of Moldova did not pay the gas bill on time according to the contract, Gazprom will stop providing natural gas to the Moroccan side.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on November 24, Kupulianov said, "The deadline for Moldova's current payment is November 22 this year, but because the Moroccan side has not fulfilled the contract and paid on time, Gazprom has notified the Moroccan side on the 22nd that it will stop providing natural gas to the Moroccan side after 48 hours." ”
According to Reuters reported on November 22, the head of moldovan gas company Vadim Cheban said on the same day that he had received a notice from Gazprom that the current amount to be paid by the Moscow side was about 73 million US dollars (about 466 million yuan). "We are actively working with the (Moldovan) government to address this issue before the deadline stipulated in the contract."
Gazprom and Moldova previously signed a 30-year gas supply contract that expired at the end of September this year. However, the Russian side said on October 1 that it could extend the contract for a month, but the negotiations between the two sides were deadlocked due to price issues. The Moroccan side insisted that there was no arrears and demanded that the Russian side reduce the price of natural gas to half the market price. But the Russian side said that Moldova has been treated with a "friendship price" for natural gas.
Moldova is a landlocked country located in southeastern Europe, bordering countries such as Romania and Ukraine. Moldova covers an area of about 33,800 square kilometers and has a population of about 3.54 million. In the past decade or so, Moldova has made european integration and accession to the European Union a priority diplomatic goal. With the "pro-European" President Sandu officially coming to power in 2020, there is currently friction between Russia and Moldova.
On October 22, moldova's parliament declared that the country had entered a one-month state of emergency due to the energy crisis. Meanwhile, in October, the Moroccan side bought natural gas from countries outside Russia, such as Ukraine. Moldovan President Maya Sandu said that Morocco has reached gas supply agreements with natural gas suppliers in Poland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Ukraine.
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