Transnistria is willing to pay for gas from Russia at market prices after the release of the Republic, said the leader Yevgeny Shevchuk.
" With regard to gas supplies and accounts, I Wish to say That due to the economic conditions that hosts Transnistria, because of a policy of permanent economic constraints and pressure on Transnistria, We do not have sufficient economic resources To fully pay for the supplied gas at market prices, " he said at a press conference in MIA " Russia today ".
" We, As appropriate partners ready when you release the Transnistrian economy to move to the program of transition to payments based on market prices for gas imported from Russia in Transnistria. For this purpose it is necessary for everyone who attended the negotiation format, not only Russia, but also Moldova, Ukraine and the OSCE, As a participant of the negotiation process, and the EU can do For the economy is not some preferencyjne, and the usual rules For the transit of our goods, " he said.
As reported by the first Minister of foreign Affairs of Transnistria Nina Shtanski, the situation is compounded from year to year. Direct loss of economic agents from Transnistria was in 2013 250 million dollars." This amount is equivalent to the consolidated budget of Transnistria today. The budget has lost one-third of the funds coming ", she said. According to Shtanski, economic blockade affected the transport and banking system of the region." Transnistrian companies-carriers do not have the ability to obtain permits For international freight traffic, as well as among them through the territory of Ukraine. Hence the dependence on the Moldovan carriers and onerous rules on payment of transport services. Locked and our banking activities ", - said the Minister of foreign Affairs of the PMR." The only possibility to make settlements with the outside world provides us with Russia, " she added.
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