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(Bloomberg) -- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s last-minute cancellation of a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in London has brought renewed attention to the centuries-old dispute over the ownership of the Parthenon Sculptures, sometimes referred to as the Elgin Marbles. Both countries claim ownership of the pieces housed in London’s British Museum, but in recent years the two sides had appeared close to a deal in which they would be loaned to Athens in exchang...

Report says the British Museum should not lend the artefacts to Athens without it accepting the museum’s legal ownership

George Osborne, chairman of British Museum, said discussion is on a hybrid deal with Greeks to bypass historical impasse

Greek fifth-century BC Parthenon Marbles carvings should be returned to their country of origin, British actor and writer Stephen Fry has said.

Removing sculptures from Greece was like ‘removing Eiffel Tower from Paris’, says actor

British Museum chairman George Osborne is understood to have drawn up an agreement with Athens as part of a 'cultural exchange'

George Osborne, the chair of the British Museum, has been holding secret talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the last 13 months to negotiate the possible return of the Parthenon Marbles

Reports are emerging from London about secret negotiations between George Osborne, the Chair of Trustees of the British Museum, and the Greek Prime Minister,

The British Museum is said to have held secret talks with Greece about returning the sculptures.

Reports are emerging from London about secret negotiations between George Osborne, the Chair of Trustees of the British Museum, and the Greek Prime Minister,