Greek authorities, in close contact with Albanian authorities, closely followed, from the very first moment, developments related to an incident in the Albanian village of Bularat, where a Greek citizen allegedly opened fire against Albanian police with a Kalashnikov firearm, who in turn attempted to apprehend him.
A short while ago, we were formally informed that Konstantinos Katsifas was killed during an exchange of fire with Albanian police.
We express our deep sorrow on the death of the Greek expatriate, as well as our condolences to his family.
In any case, it is unacceptable that the operation led to the loss of human life.
We await for the Albanian authorities to provide complete clarification about the conditions under which the Greek citizen lost his life, and we shall proceed with all necessary action immediately.
October 28, 2018