Members of Moldova’s first Parliament (1990-1994), who signed the Declaration of Independence, plead for the preparation and adoption of the Act on Moldova’s Union with Romania. By a public appeal that was presented in a news conference at IPN, the signatories call on Parliament to come together for a solemn sitting dedicated to the Great Union on March 27. This should involve representatives of all the parliamentary parties and of the main extraparliamentary parties and also of the academic community and civil society.
Following this sitting, the Parliament’s administration, together with the administration of the Government, will initiate discussions with the Parliament and Government of Romania, with representatives of the EU, the U.S. and other international organizations so as to organize, until autumn, a common meeting of the legislative bodies of Moldova and Romania, where to agree a roadmap for the union of the two Romanian states.
“We call on all the democratic parties to urgently review their options for the future of this land, to join in the planning and to support the unionist approach in the Republic of Moldova,” Vasile Nedelciuc, signatory of the Declaration of Independence, said, reading the appeal. The appeal says the members of the first Parliament ascertained that after almost 27 years of Independence, the Republic of Moldova remained one of the poorest states in Europe, with the lowest expectancy of life and the lowest GDP per capita, which is unable to ensure minimum decent conditions for the existence of its citizens. Therefore, the exodus of the population reached alarming proportions, endangering the existence of the nation in these separated territories.
Member of the first Parliament Mihai Patras said that as an economist, he can say that the economic situation in the country is catastrophic and it is worsening. The population lives at the expense of the future generation. The state debt has increased. The economic instability is directly related to the political instability and vice versa.
Valentin Dolganiuc, of the same group, said Moldova’s independence is nothing else but the work of the Romanians from Bessarabia and is a natural consequence of the appearance of the national liberation movement that emerged before 1989. The Republic of Moldova faces exodus, degradation, lack of prospects and the only salvation can be found in the national Romanian space.
The participants in the conference said the appeal is supported by about 80 members of Moldova’s first Parliament. The authors expressed their support and solidarity with the Moldovan communities that adopted local statements on the union with Romania.
