"We will not stop until the Parthenon marbles return to Greece where they belong," the chairman of the International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, David Hill, said after a meeting with government Vice-President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos yesterday. "This is an ongoing struggle. We have been doing this for years with Hill – for more than 20 years now – and I really want to thank him, on behalf of the Greek state, for his dedication to such an important global cause," he added.

On his part, Hill said: "... on behalf of all the international association, Greece is not alone – there are now 16 countries with organizations that are supporting Greece for the return of the marmara ('marbles' in Greek) and we will not stop; we will not stop until the marbles are back in Greece where they belong," he noted.