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In the French media, the discussions about the Parthenon Sculptures: “Will the friezes be returned to Athens?”

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Publication on the website of the Alsatian newspaper Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace entitled “Will the Parthenon friezes finally be returned to Athens?” reports that the Greek prime minister appeared optimistic

The issue of the repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures and the Greek-British consultations on the matter are reported today Tuesday by many French media:

In an article by the newspaper Les Echos entitled “Parthenon: four questions about the tensions between Greece and the United Kingdom” it is pointed out that the British Prime Minister warned the British Museum that it cannot “remove objects from its collections”, while a Greek newspaper claims that the cultural organization is in talks with Greece for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens. The report then lists short answers to the questions “Why the Parthenon Marbles left Greece”, “Why Greece demands the return of these Marbles”, “Why the case has returned to the news”, and “Why the end of the conflict”.

The newspaper Libération in a report under the headline “Greece and British Museum discuss repatriation of Parthenon sculptures” says that a possible return would require a change in British law, but London says that this is not on the agenda. He points out that a representative of the British Prime Minister wanted to repeat the government’s position yesterday: “The managers of the British Museum are free to talk to whoever they want, but we do not intend to change the law.” He notes, however, that the British Museum said on Saturday that it wants a “new collaboration” with Greece for the Parthenon.

Besides, a publication on the website of the Alsatian newspaper Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace entitled “Will the Parthenon friezes finally be returned to Athens?” reports that the Greek prime minister appeared optimistic for a solution that would lead to the reunification of the monument in Athens.

Along the same lines, a publication on the FRANCE INFO Culture website notes, finally, that the British Museum does not have the right to fragment his collection, as stated by a representative of the British Prime Minister.

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