Sculptures of the Parthenon “belongs here United Kingdom“and should not be returned to Greece,” the British culture secretary insisted today. Michelle Donelan.

Commenting on recent publications about negotiation between Great Britain and Greece regarding Sculptures of the ParthenonThis was stated by the Minister of Culture, referring to BBC radio– which no intention to permanently return them to Greece.

“Sending the sculptures to Greece would have opened the ‘Aeolus bag’ and therefore we would have gone down a dangerous path,” he said, noting that such a development would spark discussion about all of the museum’s exhibits.

The BBC notes that Ms Donnellan’s announcement that she will not change a law that is “right” will be met with “the wrath of Athens and beyond”.

The Minister for Culture stressed that she had “many conversations” with Mr Osborne, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer and current chairman of the British Museum, saying: “I think his take on this [το θέμα] has been misinterpreted and, of course, misrepresented.”

“He’s not going to send them back [σ.σ.: τα Γλυπτά]. This is not his intention. He has no desire to do so. The idea was also discussed loan for 100 yearswhich is definitely not what he plans. He would agree with me that we shouldn’t be sending them back and in fact they belong here in the UK where we’ve been looking after them for a long time since we got access.”

Mitsotakis: We will achieve our goal

Her statements to the BBC came shortly after prime minister positions, Kyriakou Mitsotakis at his monthly meeting with the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

As the Prime Minister said, no immediate results are expected, but systematic steps are being taken to return the Sculptors.

“As long as people trust us again, I believe that we will be able to achieve this goal with absolute respect for the obvious red lines that all governments have set,” said Mr. Mitsotakis, at the same time stressing the need to “achieve what we all strive for, which cannot be otherwise, not only for us Greeks, but also for visitors, to see and enjoy this unique World Heritage monument in its natural environment, Acropolis Museum under the shadow of the holy rock.