It’s like cutting the Mona Lisa in half, PM says about Parthenon Sculptures
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece is about “reunification” not “ownership,” in an interview on the British state broadcaster BBC on Sunday.
Mitsotakis, in the interview with Laura Kuenssberg, added that Greece will continue to pursue the return of the marbles to Parthenon, although progress in negotiations is slow.
“If I told you that you would cut the Mona Lisa in half and you would have half of it at the Louvre and half of it at the British Museum. Do you think your viewers would appreciate the beauty of the painting in such a way?,” he said.
In the interview, Mitsotakis was asked about the Pylos shipwreck, which killed hundreds of migrants off the coast of the Peloponnese.
“At the end of the day, we should hold smugglers accountable,” the Greek prime minister said.
“If I told you [to] cut the Mona Lisa in half… do you think your viewers would appreciate the beauty of the painting?”
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis says returning the Elgin Marbles to Greece is about “reunification” not “ownership”
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