The area of the former Heroes’ Cemetery on Decebal Street could be fully restored to its initial state. The proposal came from Deputy Mayor of Chisinau Nistor Grozavu. Deputy District Head of Botanica Boris Prepelita claims that the land would become a dump if the District Head’s Office didn’t take care of it, Info-Prim Neo reports. Gabriela Ciumac, head of the division for foreign relations, regional cooperation and European integration, informed that three years ago several representatives of the Romanian Embassy and other diplomatic missions asked for this issue to be solved. They requested either for the cemetery to be rebuilt or for an ossuary to be constructed so that the bones of fallen soldiers buried there weren’t desecrated. “We spoke to the owner, and last week he was expected to come to discuss the exchange of lands. However, he didn’t come. As a result, we submitted a request to the government demanding that the current owners are offered another land”, declared the head of the architecture division Radu Blaj. Deputy mayor Nistor Grozavu said that the land was sold by the National Agency for Privatization, subordinated to the government. “I managed to meet with representatives of BuiucaniMarket company, the owner of the land, but failed to reach an agreement. If they don’t cooperate, then the government will expropriate them”, he said. According to the deputy mayor, the company is ready to ask the government to cancel the contract or to change the location of the terrain because they realized this land cannot be used for constructions. A refurbishment plan has already been developed. “It’s important that we solve all juridical problems and those related to cleaning the land. We must protect it against dereliction”, said Nistor Grozavu. “The renovation of the cemetery is a matter of honor not only for the city, but for the whole country”, declared Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca. He said this could be achieved much easier if the land was returned to the Municipality. About 2000 soldiers from Romania, Russia/USSR, France, Austro-Hungary and Poland, fallen during World Wars I and II or dead in hospitals because of diseases and wounds, are buried in the Heroes’ Cemetery on Decebal Street. The cemetery is divided into national sectors: Romanian, Russian, Austrian, French and Polish.