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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith in Athens

Parthenon marbles row: Rishi Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM

Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the BBC on Sunday
Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the BBC on Sunday. His officials believe the interview played a role in the cancellation of his meeting with Rishi Sunak. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/AFP/Getty Images

Greece’s prime minister has criticised the decision of his British counterpart Rishi Sunak to cancel planned talks at which he had hoped to raise the issue of the Parthenon marbles, as disagreements over the antiquities erupted with renewed vigour.

As aides described Sunak’s move as “wrong and undignified”, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is visiting London, voiced irritation at the scheduled Downing Street meeting being called off at the 11th hour.

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