Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) prior to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 15 May 2019. EPA, JASON LEE
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos asked for the return of the “stolen Parthenon sculptures” from the British Museum in London during his speech at Tsinghua University of China, at the headquarters of the Classical and Modern Greek Studies department.
Analyzing the contribution of the Greek language to the Dialogue of Civilisations, Pavlopoulos noted that through the teaching of the Greek language, Greek culture is promoted through its contribution to world cultural heritage while at the same time allowing a discourse between the Greek civilisation and other civilizations. In this case, the dynamic and creative Chinese civilisation.
Source: ANA-MPA
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