President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili will deliver a speech in the Parliament.

The President has officially declared a state of emergency throughout the country today. The state of emergency must be approved by the Parliament. The state of emergency will be maintained until April 21.

The President will also issue a decree, according to which, a number of rights will be limited on the territory of Georgia, including: the rights of movement, ownership, assembly and demonstration; provision of public services. The decree also provides for administrative and criminal sanctions for violation of the state of emergency.