The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Florin Iordache, has stated, on Wednesday, that he was invited to the military parade in Bucharest, as well as to the reception organized at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, but he chose to be present in the "City of the Greater Union", adding that he believes that the Presidency should also celebrate the National Day in Alba Iulia.
"I was invited, both at the parade, as well as to the reception at Cotroceni, but I considered it's more important to be in Alba Iulia. So, for me, 1 December, the National Day, is tied to Alba Iulia. And I believe that (...) we shouldn't remember Alba Iulia only at the centenary. We're in Bucharest all the time, all the institutions, and I believe that the stakeholders, the Presidency, the Speakers of the chambers of Parliament, I think they should've been here, not in Bucharest. That's why I, out of respect for Romanians, came to Alba Iulia," said, in a press conference, in Alba Iulia, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies.
Florin Iordache also stated that in 2018, Parliament should conduct at least one festive session in Alba Iulia. "Without a doubt, the Joint Chambers, out of respect for Alba Iulia, for what Alba Iulia represents for Romania, should have at least one festive session here, if not more separate actions - Senate, Chamber, actions of the Parliamentary committees - because (...) in 2019, Romania will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a very important event, and we should prove that we are prepared for that event too," Iordache concluded.
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