Romania is not affected by the Moldova Gas Pipeline blast

BUCHAREST, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Romania is not affected by the explosion of the gas pipeline in the neighbouring Republic of Moldova and the gas supplies are at normal parameters, declared on Wednesday Ioan Rusu, general director of state-run national gas transporter Transgaz.

"We were informed of the explosion. Gas flow to our country is normal, we continue to import the same quantity and Romania is not affected. The flow was reduced to half only for the pipelines transiting our country, one that goes to Bulgaria and other two that transport gas to Turkey," Ioan Rusu was quoted as saying by local media News In.

The pipeline exploded Wednesday morning around 5.30 a.m. local time (GMT 03:30) in southeastern Moldova.