Restored Declaration of Independence sent to Parliament

The original of Moldova's Declaration of Independence that was restored after it burned during the April 2009 events was sent to the Parliament's Apparatus for storage. The original contained 278 signatures, while the restored document 271 signatures. Pantelei Sandulachi, the head of the Association “Parliament 90”, said several Communist MPs and two former lawmakers from the Transnistria region refused to put their signatures again, Info-Prim Neo reports. The Declaration of Independence was transmitted to the legislative body for storage on July 16 in the morning. The document was restored under a special Parliament Decision. The members of the first Parliament put their signatures in a special sitting on April 26. Those who cannot move signed the restored document at home. The signatures of the dead MPs were scanned. The head of the Parliament's Apparatus Adrian Fetescu said the Standing Bureau is to decide where to keep the Declaration. Earlier, Acting President Mihai Ghimpu said the Parliament was to order a safe for storing the document. Pantelei Sandulachi said an identical copy of the Declaration of Independence and the pen used to put the signatures will be sent to the National Museum of Archeology and History for storage on the eve of the Independence Day marked on August 27. Mihai Ghimpu accepted the proposal of the Association “Parliament 90” to post the document in the hall of the Parliament's building that is now under reconstruction.