Georgia’s President saddened by death of journalist Pavel Sheremet

Journalist Pavel Sheremet has died in a car bomb attack in central Kiev. Photo by D. Larin/AFP
Agenda.ge, 20 Jul 2016 - 18:21, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili has expressed his sadness over the death of prominent Belarusian journalist and Kremlin critic Pavel Sheremet.

Sheremet was killed in a car bomb explosion in the Ukrainian capital Kiev today.

"It was with deep regret that I learnt of the tragic death of journalist Pavel Sheremet,” Margvelashvili said.

"I personally know Pavel - always an interesting companion and clever person.”
"His death is a great loss for international journalism.”

Sheremet, 44, hosted a morning news show on Radio Vesti and reported for Ukrayinska Pravda, a popular news website.

The bomb went off as Sheremet was driving a car belonging to his partner, the website's owner Olena Prytula, BBC reported.

Sheremet had lived in Kiev for five years, after quitting Russian TV because of alleged Kremlin pressure.