Source:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ermanently-return-its-artifacts-idUSKBN1HU2M2
I wonder if britan would comply, Probally not since they've been asking since 2007. But i think artifacts like this stolen should be put back to their proper places and people.
DDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Britain must permanently return all artifacts from Ethiopia held by the Victoria and Albert Museum and Addis Ababa will not accept them on loan, an Ethiopian government official said.
"What we have asked (for) was the restitution of our heritage, our Maqdala heritage, looted from Maqdala 150 years ago. We presented our request in 2007 and we are waiting for it," government minister Hirut Woldemariam said.
Ephrem Amare, Ethiopian National Museum director, added: "It is clearly known where these treasures came from and whom they belong to. Our main demand has never been to borrow them. Ethiopia's demand has always been the restoration of those illegally looted treasures. Not to borrow them."
The V&A said on Tuesday the idea of a long-term loan had come up as it discussed its Maqdala exhibition with Ethiopian authorities. "The V&A is committed to continuing this important and wide-ranging dialogue with colleagues at the Ethiopian Embassy in London," it added in a statement.
I wonder if britan would comply, Probally not since they've been asking since 2007. But i think artifacts like this stolen should be put back to their proper places and people.