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K. Mitsotakis: Requested the return of the Parthenon Sculptures at a UNESCO event

Kyriakos Mitsotakis demanded the return of the Parthenon Sculptures in Paris, in a speech he addressed in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of UNESCO, according to Thetoc.gr.

In his speech, the Prime Minister raised the issue of the return of the Sculptures.

Last September, a key step was taken by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Commission for the Promotion of the Return of Cultural Property to Countries of Origin.

For the first time, a decision was adopted recognizing that the case does not concern the conciliation between Museums, but is of an intergovernmental nature and, therefore, the obligation to return the Parthenon Sculptures concerns the government of the United Kingdom.

“To be reunited with most of the collection located in Athens”

“I believe that it is necessary for the Parthenon Sculptures located in London to be reunited with most of the Parthenon Sculptures collection located in Athens,” the prime minister stressed.

He also called for dialogue on this issue with the UK Government.

“This year marks the 200th anniversary of the start of the Greek Independence Struggle. There could not be a better time than this for the return of the missing section and the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, in their birthplace, Greece,” he said. Mitsotakis.

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Source From: Capital

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