In the leadup to the UK general election, there has been increasing talk of a 'deal’ being done between Greece and the British Museum over the Parthenon Sculptures in the likely event that the Rishi Sunak-led Conservative Government is ousted.
Greece presented its case for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures at a session of an UNESCO committee that met in Paris on 29-31 May, the Culture Ministry said on Saturday.
The sources said that Gerapetritis highlighted the disagreement of principle between the two countries in terms of the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece.
The minister noted that "the government continues to monitor the issue and by no means "can we accept that the British Museum is taking care and protects not only the Greek collections and the Sculptures but the total of its collections."
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni on Friday said that "the government has a strategic plan on the claim for the Parthenon Sculptures" answering to Plefsi Eleftherias MP Alexandros Kazamias regarding the "Scupltures claim and the recent revelation of the stealing of thousands of objects from the British Museum."
For the second consecutive year, a dedicated group of 8 cyclists initiated a momentous journey from the British Museum to the Acropolis Museum, carrying a profound message: the restitution of the Parthenon Sculptures to their rightful home.
