“Our position regarding the Parthenon Sculptures does not change,” the British government told SKAI, despite the UNESCO Communication for direct talks on the sculptures between the Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, and the Deputy Minister of Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom, Lord Steven Parkinson.
The announcement of UNESCO in detail (English)
The date of the meeting of the Minister of Culture with the British Undersecretary has not been determined yet. According to UNESCO, it asked Britain to reconsider its position, and to enter into a bona fide dialogue with Greece on the issue of the return of the Sculptures.
A source in the British Ministry of Culture confirmed to SKAI correspondent Thanassis Gavos that the British position does not change, despite the expediency of the intergovernmental meeting, that the sculptures are legal in the United Kingdom, and that the Commissioners of the British Museum have the ultimate responsibility for any decisions.
A Greek source commented that this is a positive step, because there is an intergovernmental dialogue in this context for the first time, but expectations are at least low at the moment, even at the ongoing 23rd session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Commission in Paris. the British government clarified that he has not changed position.
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