No negotiations, is the message from Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze.
Tens of thousands of people are outside the parliament building in the capital Tbilisi, waving EU and Georgian flags, according to reporters from the AFP news agency. Water cannons are being used against the demonstrators.
The Prime Minister claims that the protests are financed "from abroad", and promises that "there will be no revolution in Georgia".
He also criticizes Western countries for not having condemned the demonstrators' "organized violence", as criticism has been raised about excessive force from the Georgian police.
"Disproportionate violence"
The UN's human rights chief Volker Türk urges the country's authorities to respect and protect freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. According to a statement, he says that demonstrations have been dispersed with "disproportionate, and in some cases unnecessary, violence from the police in the capital".
"All Georgians from different parts of the political spectrum should be able to express their views on their country's future freely and peacefully", he says.
President on the side of the demonstrators
The demonstrators are protesting against the new government's decision to freeze all talks about EU membership until 2028. They are also demanding that the autumn elections be re-held.
Georgia went to the polls on October 26, but the result has not been recognized by the EU Parliament or the opposition in the country, which claims electoral fraud. According to the official election result, the ruling party Georgian Dream won 89 of the 150 seats in parliament.
The pro-Western President Salomé Zourabichvili has sided with the demonstrators.
