The Financial Times describes British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to cancel the meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a diplomatic blunder.

In fact, the publication says that such actions diminish Britain in the eyes of its European partners, but also of the world.

At the same time, the columnist characterizes as unrealistic the demand that a Greek prime minister visit London without mentioning the return of the Sculptors.

As for how he should have reacted, the FT points out that “either way, the mature reaction would be for Souniak to express his displeasure, firmly but politely, during his meeting with Mitsotakis, restate his government’s position and move on».

“This behavior towards Mitsotakis made no sense. He is a centre-right leader of a European republic and a member of NATO. The two prime ministers could have had valuable discussions on issues such as Ukraine, the Middle East and climate change. Athens has extensive expertise to share, particularly in handling asylum seekers, and could be a useful ally on an issue of huge political importance to the Conservatives. Instead, nothing was discussed,” the FT highlights.