Parliament opened its sitting on Friday with a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the severe road accident near the town of Byala, Rousse Region, in which eighteen people died and twelve were injured.

National Assembly Chairman Georgi Pirinski expressed commitment to the grief of the victims' relatives on behalf of all parliamentarians.

From the very beginning of the tragedy Members of Parliament and Chairman of the Policy on Natural Disasters and Accidents Committee of the National Assembly have permanently been in touch with the local authorities, Pirinski said.

According to him, the Parliament would do everything possible to compensate the expenses made by the Municipality of Byala in relation to the tragic accident.