Greece wants dialogue with UK for return of Parthenon sculptures

FILE PHOTO: The Parthenon Marbles, a collection of stone objects, inscriptions and sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, are displayed at the British Museum in London October 16, 2014. Hollywood actor George Clooney's new wife, human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney, made an impassioned plea on for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens, in what Greeks hope may inject new energy into their national campaign. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez//File Photo

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum should be returned to Athens and called for talks with Britain to achieve that aim.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in March that Britain is the legitimate owner https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-greece-britain-marbles-idUSKBN2B41S6 of the Parthenon marbles, rebuffing Greece’s permanent request for the return of the 2,500-year-old sculptures.