The Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis will pay a two-day visit to London from today, Tuesday, who will be received on Downing Street in the afternoon by his British counterpart Boris Johnson.
The discussion will address all issues of bilateral interest, from the Cyprus issue and the general Turkish provocation in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as developments in Libya, to economic and trade cooperation, as well as the prospect of attracting more investment and tourists from Britain to Greece. .
Mr Mitsotakis will also address the post-Brexit Euro-British relationship, stressing the need to comply with the Northern Ireland Protocol to the UK Exit Agreement.
The Greek Prime Minister, moreover, has announced in an interview with the Daily Telegraph that he will raise the demand for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures in Athens, calling on Mr. Johnson to engage in a bona fide dialogue on the return of the Sculptures from the British Museum, acknowledging that This is a transnational issue.
The British government's firm position is that the issue of the Parthenon Sculptures in London is the sole responsibility of the British Museum Commissioners.
However, a recent decision by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Commission recognizes that the issue of the return of the Sculptures from the British capital to Athens is of an intergovernmental nature.
During his presence in London, Mr. Mitsotakis will also have meetings with investors, with representatives of the Confederation of British Industrialists, with British journalists, with officials of the parish, while on Tuesday night he will address the opening of the Science Museum exhibition entitled "Ancient Greeks: Science and Wisdom".
(ΚΥΠΕ / ΘΓ / ΗΦ)