OREANDA-NEWS. Gazprom and Moldovagaz signed supplements to the existing gas supply and transit contracts in Chisinau today. The documents inked as part of a working meeting between Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Adrian Candu, Economy Minister of the Republic of Moldova, extend the contracts validity period until late 2015.

The parties addressed the state and the long-term outlook for the Russian-Moldavian cooperation in the gas sector. Special attention was paid to NGV projects.

Between 2007 and 2011 Moldova was supplied with natural gas under the Contract dated December 29, 2006 that defined gas volumes and stipulated a gradual increase in prices to bring them to Europe's average level by 2011.

Gazprom and Moldovagaz annually entered into contracts on gas transmission via Moldova.

Starting from 2012, the terms and conditions of the contracts signed in 2011 were extended.

Moldovagaz is a joint Russian-Moldavian company set up by Gazprom, the Moldavian Government and the Industry Ministry of Transnistria.