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Unprecedented dynamics for the return of Parthenon Sculptures
For a few months now, the issue of the return of the Parthenon Sculptures has acquired a special dynamic. In recent months, the density of reports in the British media is perhaps the highest ever. UNESCO’s proposal for direct bilateral talks between the British and Greek Ministries of Culture was accepted by the British government for the first time in the history of the Sculpture claim.
Return of the Parthenon Sculptures to be discussed at UNESCO meeting in Paris
The 23rd session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to the Countries of Origin or their Rehabilitation in Case of Illegal Appropriation (ICPRCP), began in Paris on May 18 and will end on May 20, 2022.
Parthenon Sculptures - Relentless Pressure for a "Mutually Acceptable Solution"
On a triple level, that is, government, museums and public opinion, Maximos Mansion (the PM's office) intends to wage a veritable war for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, investing more than ever in the momentum shaped by developments since last autumn, even if the issue is recognized as multifactorial, without automatic solutions and a long course ahead. The presence of Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Acropolis Museum for the second time in a week on the occasion of the delivery of the "Fagan fragment" from Italy, not as a loan but for the first time with the deposit method, confirms the decision of Athens to call on London at every opportunity, maintaining the demand in the public sphere as a matter of "world culture".