Mitsotakis rules out a crisis with the United Kingdom, despite the “unfortunate” dispute with Sunak

Madrid, November 29 (European Press) –

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis denied that a dispute with the UK government over the claim to the Parthenon Marbles currently in the British Museum in London would cause damage to bilateral relations and chose to talk about an “unfortunate incident.”

Mitsotakis spoke publicly for the first time after his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, at the last minute canceled a meeting they were both scheduled to hold on Tuesday, apparently out of upset after a BBC interview in which the Greek leader asserted that the division of the Acropolis treasures was equivalent to severing… The Mona Lisa painting is divided into two parts.

In fact, Mitsotakis highlighted the “positive side” of the tensions of the last two days. “Our request to reunite the sculptures has received more publicity,” he said during a meeting with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, who also took the opportunity to endorse the request.

According to Sakellaropoulou, the petition to restore the Parthenon Marbles is receiving increasing support from the international community and even from the British population, in a way that he hopes this “just demand” will finally receive a “response” from the party. British newspaper, Kathimerini, reported.

The foreign ministers of the two countries, the Greek Georgios Gerapetritis and the Briton David Cameron, took advantage of their attendance at the NATO meeting in Brussels to maintain the direct meeting and reduce tensions.

The Elgin Marbles, as they are known in England, have been in the British Museum since they were transported by British diplomat Lord Elgin in the early 19th century. The Greek position is not new, and in fact it is shared by a wide range of political parties, as evidenced by the fact that the opposition also came out to criticize Sunak’s position.