‘History and justice’ on side of Greek claim to Elgin Marbles, Gerapetritis says

‘History and justice’ on side of Greek claim to Elgin Marbles, Gerapetritis says

Greece’s foreign minister pushed for Athens to take back the Elgin Marbles as he attended a summit with Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron. Giorgos Gerapetritis said Greece’s call for the Parthenon Sculptures to be returned from the British Museum was based on “history” and “justice”.

A diplomatic row over the sculptures was triggered when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled Tuesday’s planned meeting with Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with No 10 claiming he reneged on assurances not to publicly campaign for the return of the Parthenon artefacts.