The Controversy Over the Looted Parthenon Sculptures Is Ongoing – Greeks Negotiate ‘Lease’ of the Treasure by the British Museum for an Exhibition in Athens
Back in the nineteen century, when Greece was occupied by Turks, an English diplomat stole – there is really no other word for it – a group of millenary statues from the ruins of the Parthenon temple in Athens.
Two centuries later, the Greek demands for the return of the invaluable cultural treasures has come to the forefront of the relationship between the two European nations, with London scrambling to keep the sculptures.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeated his calls for the British Museum to return the Parthenon Sculptures, 2 months after a diplomatic spat with Britain over the 2,500-year-old pieces.
Mitsotakis said his government is in contact the British Museum about a deal to bring the treasures back to the Acropolis Museum,
