About 45 countries and institutions are meeting today in Paris to agree on aid to Moldova, which should amount to millions of euros.
The reason for this is the growing fear that the position of that country could be further destabilized by the conflict in Ukraine, reports Reuters.
Moldova, which is located between Ukraine and Romania, has felt the effects of rising food and electricity prices, as well as an increase in the number of refugees.
Moldova received more refugees per capita than any other country.
Largely dependent on the supply of energy from Russia, Moldova faces greater difficulties with the arrival of winter, and Moscow reduces the supply of natural gas by about 40 percent, which further damages it and reduces the possibility of providing enough electricity to its population.
Although it has strong historical and linguistic ties with neighboring European Union (EU) member Romania, it relies exclusively on Russia's Gazprom for gas imports.
"Moldova is directly affected because it depends on Russian energy supplies and is a country that has part of its territory under the control of Russian soldiers, so it is particularly vulnerable," a French diplomat told reporters at a briefing.
A total of around 1,3 billion euros ($1,34 billion) was pledged at donor conferences in Berlin and Bucharest earlier this year.
The aid would be used to support Moldova's budget and supply electricity, as well as housing costs for thousands of Ukrainian refugees.
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