Greece will insist on the return of the Parthenon Marbles, Mendoni says
"There is communication. There are contacts, as I wrote recently. A negotiation is very difficult, but it is not impossible," she continued.
"There is communication. There are contacts, as I wrote recently. A negotiation is very difficult, but it is not impossible," she continued.
The three fragments are originally from three different sections of the Parthenon - the west pediment, the north frieze and a south metope - and were likely to have been detached when the Venetian general Morosini ordered the bombardment of the Ottoman-occupied Acropolis fortifications in 1687.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis himself hinted at progress in an interview he gave earlier this week in London on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hellenic Observatory of the London School of Economics.
It was important that Greece had convinced its allies in Europe and the USA that more than just the protection of Greek sovereignty is at stake
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reaffirmed in London that the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures is possible.
The 3,000 km ride will commence at the British Museum and end at the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis; the first such event organised by Greek cycling enthusiasts.