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The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has complained saying it is too slow and he is annoyed by the talks about the restitution of marbles to the capital of Greece. The disagreements between Mitsotakis and his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, continue to escalate, with the latter accusing him of abandoning a planned meeting in London on Tuesday.
For over 20 years, Greece has repeatedly demanded for the British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year old Parthenon Sculptures which were taken away by a British diplomat, Lord Elgin, from the Parthenon temple back in the early “I am fed up that the British prime minister called off our scheduled meeting right before its kickoff.” This is what Mitsotakis said when he wanted to discuss Greece’s well known position on the Parthenon Marbles with Boris Johnson. He stressed upon dialogue relating to historical and cultural concerns, thus.
The Greek government has held discussions with George Osborne over the prospective loan agreement related to the famous Parthenon Sculptures. The debate over these sculptures dates back to many years ago and pits Greece against the UK.
In a recent BBC interview, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his disappointment with developments regarding possible repatriations of the statues back to Athens. These constant discussions signify that settling the disputed historical issues between the two sides is highly challenging.
According to Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the presence of the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum is equal to cutting ‘the Mona Lisa into two pieces’. He emphasized on ‘reunion’, stating that the issue is not about ownership and
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Sunak’s office stated that there was a strong bond between Britain and Greece, and a spokesperson for Sunak stated that the statues were not going back. Their emphasis was on co-operating in the issues of global relevance such as tackling of the cross-border movements, among others.
A statement issued by Chancellor’s office indicated that he (Oliver Dowden) made himself available to meet with the leader of this country on those particular cases.
The British government insists that they would neither return nor give up ownership of the marbles which it had legally obtained. The British Museum may borrow object temporarily but cannot give one away by law because it wants them to be displayed in other countries.
Yet, a scheduled meeting between Mitsotakis and the British opposition leader Keir Starmer went ahead successfully despite the cancellation of the meeting with Sunak. The Financial times said last week that Starmer will not veto any “mutually accepted” loan deal on the sculptors.
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