People visit the Parthenon Gallery, designed to accommodate the sculptures of the Parthenon, at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
ATHENS (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has cancelled a planned meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis due to a diplomatic row over the status of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures housed at the British Museum.
Greece has repeatedly asked for their permanent return to Athens, while Britain and the museum have refused to do so.
