Agreement Designed to Help Keep Ancient Greek Art in Greece

By Richard Amada on Jul 22, 2011 | In Visual Arts

The United States and Greece are a step closer to helping keep the art of ancient Greece from being looted and shuttled out of its homeland.  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Greece Minister of Foreign Affairs Stavros Lambrinidis signed a Memorandum of Understanding that is designed to make it more difficult for those who illegally transport ancient Greek art works to the United States.  According to a State Department Fact Sheet, it attempts to do that by imposing importing restrictions on certain Greek cultural relics, and requiring government documentation for their importation into America.

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