Achilleas Vasiliadis, an important artist of the Pontic tradition, passed away at the age of 72.

Achilleas Vasiliadis lost his battle with death on Tuesday morning, at the Hippocratic Hospital of Thessaloniki where he was transferred on Sunday.

The beloved singer, actor, dancer and dance teacher of Pontic Hellenism, Achilleas Vasiliadis, breathed his last in Thessaloniki, at the age of 72, spreading sadness to all Pontians... Mourning for Pontic Hellenism: Achilleas Vasiliadis has died - NAFTEMPORIKI

The Euxinos Club of Kozani expresses its warmest condolences to the family of Achilleas Vassiliadis, a pure and authentic Pontic artist who systematically contributed throughout his life to Pontic Hellenism, bequeathing to later generations a great legacy for the promotion of Pontic culture [On behalf of the board of directors]

Achilleas Vassiliadis had identified, as he himself said, with the Pontic tradition, serving the traditional Pontic song, the Pontic culture, for many decades.