Greece in ‘preliminary’ talks with British Museum about Parthenon marbles

Officials say they have met with George Osbourne, and are keen to see the masterpieces back in Athens

Senior Greek officials have been in “preliminary” talks with the British Museum in what could amount to a tectonic shift in resolving the world’s longest-running cultural dispute: the repatriation of the 5th-century Parthenon marbles to Athens.

“It is true there is a dialogue between the Greek government and the British Museum,” the country’s minister of state, Giorgos Gerapetritis, said. “Right now, they are preliminary talks and, yes, I have met the British Museum’s chair, George Osborne, [to discuss the issue].”

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​Officials say they have met with George Osbourne, and are keen to see the masterpieces back in AthensSenior Greek officials have been in “preliminary” talks with the British Museum in what could amount to a tectonic shift in resolving the world’s longest-running cultural dispute: the repatriation of the 5th-century Parthenon marbles to Athens.“It is true there is a dialogue between the Greek government and the British Museum,” the country’s minister of state, Giorgos Gerapetritis, said. “Right now, they are preliminary talks and, yes, I have met the British Museum’s chair, George Osborne, [to discuss the issue].” Continue reading…