” Sculptures of the Parthenon, is a matter of state and universal importance. Until now, no government has used it as a tool, trying to get temporary micro-political benefits from pre-election communications. Let the government not fall into this blunder Mitsotakis“, said Popi Tsapanidou, spokesman for SYRIZA-PS, in response to the statement of the Minister of Culture. Lina Mendoni.

In particular, Ms. Tsapanidou, pointing out that “the reunification of the Parthenon sculptures is a cause that unites all Greeks, above party labels” and that “the struggle to achieve this goal is nationwide and lasts for decades”, states that “the problems of the opposition leader are reasonable , since they arise after a series of publications in the British press about the borrowing and exchange of sculptures, as well as publications in the Greek press about a hybrid solution.

“Therefore, the government,” he notes, “should explain to the Greek people what the hybrid solution means and what it consists of, and inform the political forces about the progress of the negotiations.” He also mentions that the Minister of Culture, “trying to turn such a sensitive issue into a field of party confrontation, let’s not forget that in 2018, under the government of SYRIZA, the way was opened for a subsequent positive decision by UNESCO, with the adoption of a recommendation that explicitly recognizes moral, cultural and legal aspects of the reunification of sculptures”.

Finally, the spokesman for SYRIZA emphasizes that “the sculptures of the Parthenon are a matter of national and universal importance” and that “until today, no government has used them as a tool, has not tried to obtain temporary micro-political benefits in pre-election communication.” “Let the Mitsotaki government not fall into this trap,” he says.