Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who wants the Parthenon Sculptures returned, is "disappointed" the meeting has been called off.
  • letsgocrazy@lemm.eeEnglish
    29·
    11 months ago

    Welp, looks like Mitsokakis squandered an opportunity for serious discussion for some domestic points-scoring.

    Just what the worlds needs now.

    • rainynight65@feddit.deEnglish
      202·
      11 months ago

      So, a modicum of looking into the background of this renders the following:

      • These statues were removed from Greece by Lord Elgin in the early 1800s, while Greece was under Ottoman occupation
      • The legality and legitimacy of these removals is, at the very least, questionable
      • No watertight evidence exists to corroborate the claim of Lord Elgin that he had official permission
      • Greece has been repeatedly requesting a return of these statues since 1835
      • In 2021 UNESCO concluded that the UK government had an obligation to return these statues
      • Negotiations between Greece and the UK are ongoing

      Sorry, the only person who has squandered anything here is Rishi Sunak.

      • letsgocrazy@lemm.eeEnglish
        110·
        11 months ago

        So this is your first time looking into this topic, and yet you feel confident to give out a strong opinion and feel smug about it?

        Guess what you didn’t do and modicum or research into? All the other more important topics.

        • rainynight65@feddit.deEnglish
          7·
          11 months ago

          Are you referring to all the other more important topics that the Greek PM wanted to talk about, but didn’t get a chance to because Sunak was being petty over an ostensibly unimportant topic?

          • letsgocrazy@lemm.eeEnglish
            15·
            11 months ago

            If you can’t think of any geopolitical issues more important than some ancient statues then I can’t take you seriously as an adult.

            • Devi@kbin.social
              2·
              11 months ago

              What a fabulous explanation of your point. You’ll go far with that attitude. Maybe start by reading the article you’re ranting about?