CHISINAU, May 6Moldova has not yet received official confirmation from Gazprom that it will receive gas in June, the authorities of the republic are preparing fallback options — if the scenario with the absence of supplies of this raw material from the Russian Federation is realized, then the reserves in the country will be enough for 3-4 weeks, the Vice President said at a briefing. Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure of Moldova Andrei Spinu. In October, the country's authorities agreed with Gazprom to extend the contract for the supply of gas to the republic, subject to an audit of the Moldovagaz debt in 2022. Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu said that the tender for the audit failed, also because of the events in Ukraine, as many companies refused to come. This could lead to a cessation of gas supplies from May 1, but last week Gazprom officially confirmed that it had planned the volumes necessary for the republic in May. >Moldova is ready for Gazprom to stop gas supplies «We have a contract signed for 5 years, Moldovagaz discusses gas volumes for the next month with Gazprom by the 20th day of each month. If gas volumes for June are not confirmed, then we have reserves for about 3-4 weeks,» Spinu said. According to him, the republic's authorities are «ready to buy gas on the international market if Gazprom stops deliveries.» He added that «Moldova requested the Russian side to extend the audit period in order to conduct it within a year,» but did not receive a response. Gazprom and Moldovagaz on October 29, after lengthy negotiations, extended the gas supply contract for a period of 5 years starting November 1st. Gazprom said that, taking into account the situation in Moldova, it was decided to sign the contract practically on the terms of the Moldovan side, but subject to timely 100% payment of current payments. .jpg» />Sandu declared that there is no alternative to gas supplies to Moldova from Russia
