On October 3, local time, Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis said that the Greek government will not accept the arrangement to “rent” the Parthenon statues from the British Museum; the ownership of these statues belongs to Greece. On August 29 of this year, the director of the British Museum said that the Greek Parthenon statue can be returned to Greece by “renting” it. But at the same time, he claimed that, limited to the relevant provisions of the “British Museum Law” passed by the United Kingdom in 1963, it is still difficult to permanently return the Greek Parthenon statue.

On October 3, local time, Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis said that the Greek government will not accept the arrangement to “rent” the Parthenon statues from the British Museum; the ownership of these statues belongs to Greece. On August 29 of this year, the director of the British Museum said that the Greek Parthenon statue can be returned to Greece by “renting” it. But at the same time, he claimed that, limited to the relevant provisions of the “British Museum Law” passed by the United Kingdom in 1963, it is still difficult to permanently return the Greek Parthenon statue.