Greek PM to make Parthenon marbles key issue in meeting with Boris Johnson

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to argue reunification of ‘stolen’ sculptures is matter outside remit of British Museum

The Greek prime minister will make the Parthenon marbles the key issue in upcoming talks with Boris Johnson in London, arguing the reunification of the “stolen” sculptures is an intergovernmental matter that lies outside the remit of the British Museum.

Determined to raise the issue in his first Downing Street visit, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is also expected to emphasise the leaky roof in the London museum’s Duveen Gallery, where the 5th century BC antiquities are displayed, the Guardian has learned.

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