Greece will not 'borrow' its own treasures, Mitsotakis says of Parthenon Marbles
The exchange includes 48 church artefacts and remains attributed to Tsar Samuel, reflecting a memorandum of understanding after years of negotiations.
- On Saturday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev finalized a mutual handover of historical artifacts in Thessaloniki, where Mitsotakis declared Greece will not accept "arrangements that imply recognition of foreign ownership" regarding the Parthenon Sculptures.
- The exchange implemented a memorandum involving the return of 48 ecclesiastical artifacts to Greece and the remains of Tsar Samuel to Bulgaria, repatriating items removed or discovered decades ago to resolve historical grievances.
- Mitsotakis argued that "monuments and historic artefacts cannot be treated as spoils of war," emphasizing the Parthenon Sculptures require restoration of their "aesthetic and semantic integrity" as evidence of living cultural connection.
- Radev stressed the joint handover allows both nations to "leave the shadows of the past behind us," emphasizing this creates a "strong axis of strategic co-operation" between Bulgaria and Greece fostering stability.
- The 48 ecclesiastical artifacts will remain on display at the Museum of Byzantine Culture until November 5, 2026, before their final return, contrasting with the ongoing, unresolved status of the Parthenon Sculptures.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday that the subject of the restoration of Parthenon's friezes by London will "be part of any future debate on an approach between the UK and the European Union. "The sculptures of Parthenon (...) will be part of this debate. It is not just a topic for Greece, it is a topic for Europe, ...
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