UK’s Sunak Annoys Greece by Scrapping Meeting Over Elgin Marbles
- Move risks prolonging centuries-long feud over the sculptures
- Labour accuses prime minister of lacking serious leadership
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak canceled — at the last minute — a one-on-one meeting with his Greek counterpart in London, triggering a diplomatic spat and dragging out a centuries-long feud that had appeared close to resolution.
“I express my annoyance for the fact that the British prime minister canceled our scheduled meeting just hours before it was due to take place,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a statement late Monday. Their meeting had been set for Tuesday.