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How Parthenon sculptures sparked a diplomatic row between Greece and UK

An employee poses as he views examples of the Parthenon sculptures, sometimes referred to in the UK as the Elgin Marbles [File: Toby Melville/Reuters]

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has cancelled a planned meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis, sparking a diplomatic row over the status of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures housed in the British Museum.

Greece has repeatedly asked for their permanent return to Athens, while the United Kingdom and the museum have refused to do so.

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