Telegraph sources claim they have suggested the deal will not be considered a ‘loan’, ‘anathema to the Greek side’, but will be a ‘much more permanent deal’
The agreement for the return of Sculptors of the Parthenon will be able to use ancient Greek treasures as a “guarantee”, argues with a new publication the Telegraph.
According to the British newspaper’s report, negotiators for the British Museum and the Greek government have been “locked in talks” in order to “try to overcome red lines on both sides”.
The British Museum is prohibited by law from handing over the antiquities it holds, but “any loan agreement for the 2,500-year-old works of art would require the Greek government to accept that the British Museum legally owns them, which it cannot do because it claims that the artifacts were in fact “stolen,” the report said.
According to the British paper’s sources, negotiators are seeking to “invent” a new kind of deal that could circumvent this impasse, with ancient Greek treasures being sent to the UK as “guarantee” instead of the standard assurances of ownership that until any agreement is currently delayed.
The report reveals that talks are taking place between the chairman of the British Museum George Osborne and “of the Greek government at the highest level,” citing sources close to the proposed deal who said both sides are “inventive” to devise a deal that is not legal but “practical” and would lead to the handover of the Glyptons in Athens.
In fact, he claims that “sources close to the negotiations believe that an agreement is both possible and closer than ever to achieving” this goal.
This “hybrid” deal could involve effectively ignoring ownership issues, with neither party obliged to accept the other’s claims to the “Marbles” so that “the British Museum would allow them to leave their Bloomsbury base without the usual guarantees”
Telegraph sources claim they have suggested the deal will not be considered a “loan”, “anathema to the Greek side”, but will be a “much more permanent deal”.
The deal proposed to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece would be the first of its kind, which would see ancient Greek treasures used as “collateral” to secure a final settlement.
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