Boris Johnson encouraged Greece to launch its campaign to retrieve the Parthenon marbles

The following article reveals the extent to which Boris Johnson encouraged Greece to launch its campaign to retrieve the Parthenon marbles in letters written by the British prime minister to the woman who would head the initiative with unprecedented gusto.

Johnson, then president of the Oxford Union, implored the Greek culture minister, Melina Mercouri, to put the case for the return of the antiquities before the society.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jul/03/letters-show-how-boris-johnson-backed-return-of-parthenon-marbles

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