Culture Minister Natalia Intotero argues that the law needs to be improved so that heritage objects are safe when they are taken out of the country to be loaned for exhibitions, the more so as theft methods have also evolved over the years.
While on a visit to an archaeological site in the surroundings of Vinga - Arad County, Natalia Intotero voiced hopes that the Dacian artifacts stolen in the Netherlands will return to the country in a very short time.
"I pray to God, as every Romanian does, I keep up hope, given that three suspects were apprehended last night. I hope that we get a positive answer and that the four objects we hold so dear are found and we can bring them home," Intotero said.
Asked if "isolationism" and stopping the transfer of valuable items to exhibitions abroad is a solution, Intotero replied: "I think that a momentary solution is to wait, but not just an unproductive wait. We should all mobilize and improve the legislation so as to cover more aspects related to safety, to the security of the items we take out of the country to be viewed by tourists. Let's calculate very well what our country stands to gain from such an exhibition and, after all these aspects are regulated, we'll decide together with our expert colleagues."
She added that "across the EU there are already intense discussions" about improving European legislation so as to increase museum security, but national legislation also needs to be modified. AGERPRES