In a very provocative way, the Director of the British Museum in London, Neil MacGregor reiterated today to British media that there is absolutely no intention from the British side to return the Parthenon marbles to Greece.

The opinion of Professor Dusan Sidjanski, president of the Swiss Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles, that Greece should not opt for making the return of the sculptures an issue in courts, has caused an international debate, in light of the arrival, also of Ms Amal Alamudin in Athens to examine just this issue.