Diplomacy rather than litigation will help Greece win its claim for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum, Alternate Minister for Culture Nikos Xydakis said in an interview on Wednesday.
for the return of the ancient Parthenon Sculptures from the British Museum in London,
but diplomacy still seems the most effective option {Credit: Kathimerini]
“On the one hand, you can’t file a suit over any issue, and, on the other, the outcome in international courts is never certain,” Xydakis said.
with reporters in Athens [Credit: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis]
“The way to winning back the Marbles is diplomatic and political,” he said in response to a report by the British firm of cultural heritage lawyers Norman Palmer and Geoffrey Robertson, urging Greece to take swift legal recourse.
Source: Kathimerini [May 13, 2015]