“It would be great if people could admire them Parthenon sculptures in their natural environment, without having to come to London to see them” he declares, in his exclusive interview with “NEW weekend”, London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Although he repeats the statement he made last year about a deal “to share the Marbles”, the powerful Labor politician now appears to be aligning himself more with the Greek position. He parallels the example of the permanent return of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria by the British Horniman Museum to conclude that an agreement on the Sculptures “is possible”.
Since it characterizes “deplorable” Rishi Sunak’s behavior towards Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the first citizen of the British capital expresses the hope that the (incoming) Labor government under Keir Starmer will work with Greece “to reach a settlement”.
At the same time, the first Muslim mayor of a western capital, who is running for a third term in the May 2 elections, asks the Greeks of London to vote for him to continue fighting for their rights, characterizes Brexit “destructive” and announces the reinstatement of the Erasmus program specifically for London to resume student exchanges (and) with Greece.
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