A one-minute silence was kept in Parliament in honor of the victims of the Japan earthquake. Speaker Marian Lupu suggested donating a part of the salary of MP to help the affected persons. The leader of the Liberal Party Mihai Ghimpu said they should donate the entire salary, Info-Prim Neo reports. Marian Lupu also said that the Japanese people must be helped as Japan is one of the largest donors of aid for Moldova.