G. Economou: We will do everything possible so that we do not face a problem with the supply of natural gas

“We will do everything possible, whatever comes our way, so that we do not face a problem of gas supply in our country,” said after the meeting of KYSEA, Deputy Prime Minister and Government Spokesman Giannis Oikonomou on his television SKAI and the show “Unmatched” with Giannis Dzounos and Christos Koutras.

Mr. Oikonomou explained that “all measures have been taken so as not to endanger the supply chain in our country, all the problems have been weighed” and stressed that “the country has planned a series of actions so that we are not deprived of natural gas, either “with liquefied natural gas (LNG), or by changing and modifying the mixture in terms of production. There are no problems in the supply chain.”

The government spokesman insisted that “we must be vigilant, as worrying developments took place last night” on the Russia-Ukraine front, however, he clarified that “our country is not one of those who will face problems” due to the crisis, which is developing in Russian – Ukrainian border.

Finally, when asked about the possibility of providing financial assistance to the most vulnerable in view of Easter, Giannis Oikonomou noted that “we will exhaust all budget margins, in order to make targeted interventions to people who are much more in need” against the background of significant energy and basic commodities.

He added that “when we are ready, there will be specific announcements” and reminded that the forthcoming measures will be “targeted, properly measured and weighed within the limits of our budgetary possibilities”.

Source: Capital

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