# Greek PM urges UK PM to return Elgin Marbles permanently

https://mins.news/en/item/72714

- BBC News, 2026-09-24 16:36 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqm2mgk6mlddo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged Andy Burnham to show the “political will” to return the Parthenon sculptures permanently. He rejected any deal requiring Greece to recognise the British Museum’s ownership or to “borrow” parts of its own monument, saying a return would turn a historic dispute into an act of cultural friendship.

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