Lawmakers observe silence in memory of Israel attack, Holocaust victims

In the opening of Monday's plenary sitting, the deputies followed the invitation of Chamber of Deputies' interim Speaker Alfred Simonis and observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack against the State of Israel.

In their turn, the senators held a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, at the request of Liberal floor leader Daniel Fenechiu, agerpres reports.

"Today, by dint of Government Decision No. 672/2004, is Holocaust Day and I would invite you to observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Holocaust in Romania and everywhere," Fenechiu said at the start of the Senate plenary sitting.