Under current British law, the return of the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum to Greece is not possible. After the question has been “reheated”, after recent contacts Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Boris Johnson learned that this law could be changed.
According to the British publication Telegraph, a specific 1963 law prohibits the concession of the British Museum’s collections. This law has been invoked from time to time by British officials who oppose the reunification of the sculptures. At the same time, the majority of Britons surveyed believe that the sculptures “belong to Greece.”
The newspaper said that in 1991, the British Ambassador to Athens, David Myers, said that “this issue cannot be resolved” and advised his country to maintain a “moderate position.”
“The Greeks know that we can develop a special law on return. “The problem is we don’t want that,” he said in a secret report to the government.
It is now clear that a simple change in this legislation is enough to overcome this legal obstacle.
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