It’s pathetic to fight over this issue (the Parthenon Sculptures) the head of MeRA 25 emphasized in a BBC program Yanis Varoufakis in the shadow of the London-Athens dispute over the Sculptures.

“British soldiers and Greek soldiers, we’ve shed blood together for 200 years in all major conflicts, it’s pathetic to be fighting over this,” the former finance minister said.

“I think most Greeks really see it as a fight between two prime ministers who should be doing other things. In relation to this particular topic, let me say, avoid the question of ownership, it’s a completely unrelated topic. If we start debating the legality or illegality of what Elgin did or the British Museum holding the Parthenon statues, we won’t get anywhere. And you mentioned, your colleague is very right, that our peoples have been allies for 200 years.”