“England and Greece ready to exchange views on Elgin’s marbles” is the title of today’s article on the website Le Journal des Arts, where it is noted that after a meeting of a UNESCO commission, talks were announced between United Kingdom and Greece on the subject.
As reported, the 23rd meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for the Promotion of the Return of Cultural Property to the Country of Origin or its Restoration in Case of Illegal Appropriation (ICPRCP), which takes place this week at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, announced that the United Kingdom and Greece agreed to discuss the case of the Parthenon Marbles.
This meeting responds to a call from the 22nd ICPRCP meeting last September, which called on Greece and the United Kingdom to “intensify their efforts to find a lasting solution to this long-standing cultural issue, taking into account the historical, cultural , its legal and moral dimension “. She also called her general manager UNESCOto “facilitate the convening of the necessary meetings between Greece and the United Kingdom in order to reach a mutually acceptable solution”.
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