President of Austrian Parliament Wolfgang Sobotka gives a statement during the action #WeRemember in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany on January 25, 2022.

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Action #WeRemember in front of the German Parliament, Berlin, Germany - 25 Jan 2022

President of German Parliament Baerbel Bas (C), Praesident of Knesset Mickey Levy (L) and President of Austrian Parliament Wolfgang Sobotka pose for a picture during the action #WeRemember in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany on January 25, 2022.

President of German Parliament Baerbel Bas (C), Praesident of Knesset Mickey Levy (2L) and President of Austrian Parliament Wolfgang Sobotka pose for a picture during the action #WeRemember in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany on January 25, 2022.

German Parliament 'Bundestag' president Baerbel Bas (C), Speaker of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) Mickey Levy (L) and President of the Austrian National Council Wolfgang Sobotka hold a slogan #WeRemember at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, 25 January 2022. The German Bundestag participates in the #WeRemember commemorative campaign of the Jewish World Congress and the UNESCO to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, taking place on 27 January 2022.

#WeRemember campaign at the German Parliament, Berlin, Germany - 25 Jan 2022

German Parliament 'Bundestag' president Baerbel Bas (L) and President of the Austrian National Council Wolfgang Sobotka attend #WeRemember campaign at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, 25 January 2022. The German Bundestag participates in the #WeRemember commemorative campaign of the Jewish World Congress and the UNESCO to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, taking place on 27 January 2022.

German Parliament 'Bundestag' president Baerbel Bas (C), Speaker of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) Mickey Levy (L) and President of the Austrian National Council Wolfgang Sobotka pose next to #WeRemember sign at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, 25 January 2022. The German Bundestag participates in the #WeRemember commemorative campaign of the Jewish World Congress and the UNESCO to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, taking place on 27 January 2022.

President of the Austrian National Council Wolfgang Sobotka arrives for an Austrian Peoples Party's (OeVP) party meeting at the Political Academy of the OeVP, in Vienna, Austria, 03 December 2021. Former Austrian Chancellor and leader of OeVP Sebastian Kurz announced his retirement from politics on 03 December 2021.

OeVP party meeting, Vienna, Austria - 03 Dec 2021

National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka speaks during the ceremonial opening of the Shoah Walls of Names at Ostarrichi Park in Vienna, Austria, 09 November 2021. The names of about 64,440 Austrian Jews victims murdered during the Nazi era are engraved on 160 stone walls. The memorial commemorates the children, women and men who were murdered in the Shoah, with the aim to foster an awareness of remembrance for present-day Austria and for its future generations.

Shoah Walls of Names ceremonial opening in Vienna, Austria - 09 Nov 2021

National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka (R) and Austrian-born Holocaust survivor Kurt Yakov Tutter (L) attend the ceremonial opening of the Shoah Walls of Names at Ostarrichi Park in Vienna, Austria, 09 November 2021. The names of about 64,440 Austrian Jews victims murdered during the Nazi era are engraved on 160 stone walls. The memorial commemorates the children, women and men who were murdered in the Shoah, with the aim to foster an awareness of remembrance for present-day Austria and for its future generations.

National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka attends a ceremony in Vienna's Ruprechtskirche, Austria 02 November 2021, marking the first anniversary of the Vienna terror attacks. Four people were killed in a series of shootings 02 November 2020.

First anniversary of Vienna terror attacks, Austria - 02 Nov 2021

National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka addressing a ceremony in Vienna's Ruprechtskirche, Austria 02 November 2021, marking the first anniversary of the Vienna terror attacks. Four people were killed in a series of shootings 02 November 2020.

Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (R) and National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka (L) attend a ceremony in Vienna's Ruprechtskirche, Austria 02 November 2021, marking the first anniversary of the Vienna terror attacks. Four people were killed in a series of shootings 02 November 2020.

Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen (R) and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka (L) lay a wreath in front of the Death Wall during an official visit in Auschwitz I concentration camp at Auschwitz Memorial Site. Oswiecim, Poland on October 4, 2021.

Austrian Delegation Visits Auschwitz, Oswiecim, Poland - 04 Oct 2021

Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen with his wife, Doris Schmidauer, and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka walk towards the gate of the Arbeit Mach Frei during an official visit in Auschwitz I concentration camp at Auschwitz Memorial Site. Oswiecim, Poland on October 4, 2021.

Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen with his wife, Doris Schmidauer, and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka stand in front of the Death Wall during an official visit in Auschwitz I concentration camp at Auschwitz Memorial Site. Oswiecim, Poland on October 4, 2021.

The Vice Prime Minister of the Polish government, Piotr Glinski, signs the memorial book.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Austrian President visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site in Oswiecim,  Poland - 4 Oct 2021

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen signs the memorial book.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka signs the memorial bookAustrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Museum staff laying wreaths in front of the Death Wall in the Auschwitz concentration camp.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (R) and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka (L)  lay a wreath in front of the Death Wall in the Auschwitz Museum.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Deputy Prime Minister of the Polish Government, Piotr Glinski, lays a wreath in front of the Death Wall at the Auschwitz Museum.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

The Austrian delegation, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Glinski, visits the exhibition in block 17 at Auschwitz I.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (R) and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka (L) seen going to lay a wreath in front of the Death Wall in the Auschwitz Museum.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Officers carry wreaths for the wreath laying ceremony in front of the Death Wall in Aurschwitz.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Piotr Cywinski, director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, speaks during the event.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Officers carry wreaths ahead of the Austrian delegation, for the wreath laying ceremony.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Piotr Glinski, vice prime minister speaks during the event.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka seen during the event.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen seen during the event.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka speaks during the event.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen speaks during the event.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

The Austrian delegation together with the Polish visa-prime minister pass by the gate of the Arbeit Mach Frei in the Auschwitz I concentration camp.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

The Austrian delegation together with the Polish visa-prime minister walk towards the gate of the Arbeit Mach Frei in the Auschwitz I concentration camp.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Piotr Cywinski, director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, seen during the event.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Marian Turski, one of the last surviving prisoners of the German concentration camp Auschwitz Birkenau seen during the event.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the chairman of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, visited the Auschwitz Memorial Site and took part in the opening of the Austrian national exhibition entitled "So Far, So Close. Austria and Auschwitz".

Sweden's King Carl Gustaf (L) receives Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the Austrian Council, at the Royal Palace 

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