This change in the start time of the formal session was transmitted to the Lusa agency by a source from the office of the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Augusto Santos Silva will speak at this solemn session, which will also be attended by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the Prime Minister, António Costa, in addition to guests representing other official entities.

According to the spokeswoman for the conference of parliamentary leaders, socialist deputy Maria da Luz Rosinha, the galleries will not be open to the public on that day, nor will there be interventions by the various parliamentary groups and deputies.

On April 7, the President of the Assembly of the Republic informed that the head of state of Ukraine agreed to speak to the Portuguese parliament on a date yet to be agreed upon.

The idea for the Assembly of the Republic to promote a parliamentary session by videoconference with the President of Ukraine came from the PAN party and was approved by a majority, with the opposition from the PCP.