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The secret meetings between Mitsotakis and Osborne on the Parthenon Marbles

The Financial Times recently published a report documenting the secret meetings between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and British Museum chair George Osborne, as they explore ways to end the long-standing dispute over the Parthenon Marbles. While observers note that the climate is better than it has been for 200 years to resolve this issue, key challenges remain. Eleni Varvitsioti, the Financial Times correspondent for Greece and Cyprus based in Athens, joins Thanos Davelis to look into these secret talks, break down what we know so far about a potential plan, and look at what lies ahead in the fight to bring the Parthenon Marbles home. 

Read Eleni Varvitsioti’s latest in the Financial Times: Inside the secret meetings that could seal the fate of the Parthenon Marbles

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