According to a statement sent to AGERPRES on Saturday by the “Save Russia Montana” campaign, the decision of the Washington court in the case of Roşia Montană is an international recognition of the struggle of citizens to save their area.

Romanian politicians, on the other hand, played the “opposite role”, undermining Romania’s defense efforts in the arbitration until the last moment, the quoted source said.

“The decision of the Washington Court in the dispute over Roche Montana, favorable to the Romanian state, is an international recognition of the struggle of the people of Russia to save their territory. Their refusal to leave their homes, churches and cemeteries has been a source of inspiration for an entire generation,” says the release of the “Save Roşia Montană” campaign.

According to him, the case of Roshi Montane was supported in the Tribunal by “three amicus curiae”, specialized interventions by Romanian civil society in support of the state, the number of interventions that marks the first time in the world in international arbitration.

“The arguments presented by the NGO lawyers highlight the fact that the mining project from Roşia Montană has never received the approval of the community and society. On the other hand, Romanian politicians played the opposite role and even undermined Romania’s defense in the arbitration until the last moment,” the press release states.

According to the signatories, recent statements by Prime Minister Marcel Cholaka and other members of the government regarding the potential failure of the arbitration would have contributed to the increase in the value of Gabriel Resources’ shares on the stock exchange, which recorded a profit of $300 million.

The “Save Rosia Montana” campaign reminds politicians that “the rights of Russians and citizens of Romania are non-negotiable.”

It is also recalled that, inspired by the example of local residents, the “Save Roşia Montana” campaign, through volunteers and involved organizations, fought for more than 20 years in the courts, in the community and on the streets.

“In order for these rights and opportunities that are opening up for this symbolic place in Apuseni to be fully fruitful, we urgently ask the Romanian government, the subordinate institutions and the ruling coalition PNL-PSD: not to renew the license for the exploitation of Certej and Roşia Montană; permanently remove the areas of Roşia Montană and Certej from the list of mining perimeters of the Romanian state; develop a Master City Plan and a UNESCO Site Management Plan to preserve the heritage in accordance with the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee, as part of the decision to include Roşia Montane on the List of World Heritage and World Heritage in Danger; to create and budget a national conservation program dedicated to the historic mining site of Roşia Montane,” the press release said.

At the same time, it is requested to act “urgently”, through the State Building Inspection and the Ministry of Culture, to assess and intervene according to the law in the case of historical buildings belonging to Roşia Montană Gold Corporation, “abandoned in ruin”. “.

(Agerpress)

It also requires the state to “promote and actively support” the participation of NGOs in the management of mining heritage, both underground and aboveground, by giving them the opportunity to become custodians, and to receive legal and financial support to make this heritage accessible to the widest possible audience.

“Several positions of politicians regarding the situation in Roshia Montana call into question the fundamental rights of the citizen, the supremacy of the final court verdicts, they even take into account the removal of Roshia Montana from the World Heritage List and at the same time the restoration of the mining project, recognized as illegal and harmful,” they conclude. representatives of the “Save Russia Montana” campaign.