Albanian Defence Minister Ermal Nufi has expressed his condolences over the deaths of two Greek Air Force pilots who died in an accident during the Athens Flying Week.<\/h3>\n
Nufi conveyed his condolences to Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias during a telephone conversation, expressing his \u201csincere condolences\u201d to the Greek Armed Forces and the families of Squadron Leader Ioannis Blesias and Flight Lieutenant Dimitrios Petrou.<\/p>\n
Dendias announced the conversation in a social media post, saying his Albanian counterpart had expressed his \u201csincere condolences\u201d to the Greek Armed Forces and the families of the two pilots who lost their lives in the Athens Flying Week accident.<\/p>\n
The two pilots died when their F-4 Phantom crashed during the event. Greek authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.<\/p>\n
In his post, Dendias wrote:<\/p>\n \u201cDuring a conversation we had, the Defence Minister of Albania, @ErmalNufi, expressed his sincere condolences to the Greek Armed Forces and the families of Squadron Leader (I) Ioannis Blesias and Flight Lieutenant (I) Dimitrios Petrou, who lost their lives in the accident at Athens Flying Week.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dendias.webp)
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