Amal Clooney visited the Maximos Mansion, where she met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during her visit to Athens. The renowned international human rights lawyer arrived at the Prime Minister’s official residence at 2:30 p.m., and her meeting with the Prime Minister lasted approximately 45 minutes. Earlier in the day, Amal Clooney had been received by President of the Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas at the Presidential Palace.
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Amal Clooney: The Parthenon Sculptures take center stage
Government sources indicate that the meeting focused on matters of culture and cultural diplomacy, including the issue of reuniting the Parthenon Sculptures in Athens — a cause that Amal Clooney has been deeply involved with for years.
The dinner at the Acropolis Museum
According to an exclusive report by Kostas Papachlimintzos for parapolitika.gr, a special closed UNESCO event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Temple of Olympian Zeus, with the participation of Amal Clooney — alongside President Tasoulas, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, and other prominent figures from politics, business, and the arts. This will be followed by a dinner at the Acropolis Museum at 8:30 p.m.
The initiative belongs to UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Protection and Promotion of Culture, Constantza Spocou-Konstantakopoulou, who has effectively succeeded the late Marianna Vardinoyannis. Ms. Spocou currently serves, among other roles, as President of Endeavor Greece and Chair of the Phāea hotel group.
At the Columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, a meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors will take place, featuring speeches by Ms. Clooney and Ms. Spocou, followed by a panel discussion on “Artificial Intelligence and Culture,” moderated by well-known Economist journalist Alasdair Ross. The dinner, at which Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis — wife of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis — will speak, aims to raise funds for the UNESCO Culture Fund to combat the illegal trafficking of cultural property.
It is worth recalling that last June, Ms. Grabowski-Mitsotakis participated in a Parthenon Project event in Westminster, London, where she stated, among other things, that “the time has come for the severed limbs to be reunited and for the integrity of the monument to be restored.”
