UK and Greece Quarrel Over Marble Statues From the Parthenon – Sunak Cancelled Meeting With PM Mitsotakis Over Interview Demanding Their Return
Some people in the UK sure do miss the British Empire.
On those glory days, sons of Albion roved unchecked through the seven seas, raping and pillaging for Queen and Country.
Now that those days are gone, the British try to, at least, hold on to its stolen wonders of the past.
Case in point, a diplomatic row has arisen over the status of the Parthenon Sculptures.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis bitterly bemoaned his British counterpart Rishi Sunak’ insensitivity for cancelling a scheduled meeting in London Today (28).
Athens has repeatedly asked the British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year-old sculptures, to no effect.
British diplomat Lord Elgin was the responsible for ‘removing’ the marbles from the Parthenon temple,
