OREANDA-NEWS. August 22, 2014. Deputy Prime Minister, Economics Minister Andrian Candu will meet Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

The Russian side asked to hold the meeting on the platform of the Moldova-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation, between the two countries’ co-chairs, Adrian Candu and Dmitry Rogozin, the Economics Ministry’s information and media communication service has reported.

The economics minister considers it his duty to make use of every opportunity to discuss with the Russian side and do its utmost to bring clarity and constructivism in the relation between the two countries. Therefore, a special topic of the discussion will be the one on the bilateral trade relations, in the context of the restrictions imposed by Russia, via limiting the import of Moldovan products and a decision by the Russian government to introduce customs duties.

The Moldovan side also proposed to introduce the topic of natural gas supply on the agenda, in the context of the expiry of the current contract on 31 December 2014.