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| CULTURE MINISTER SEEKS SUPPORT FROM VARGAS LLOSA FOR MACHU PICCHU ARTIFACTS RETURN |
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| Written by Administrator |
| Sunday, 24 October 2010 16:13 |
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Lima, Oct. 25. Peruvian Culture Minister Juan Ossio said he will ask Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa to support the Peruvian government's efforts to retrieve the artifacts taken nearly a century ago from the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu by Yale University. Minister Ossio said that, although the famed novelist has a very busy schedule, he will speak with him to gain his support for this campaign. "I do not want to put pressure on him because he is very busy after winning the Nobel Prize, but I will talk to him at some point and maybe he can write an article or make a statement on the matter," Ossio told Andina.
The minister said he will first inform the world-renowned writer of the ongoing efforts done by the Peruvian government to bring the ancient relics back to the country. The Peruvian government will initiate legal proceedings including the possibility of filing a criminal complaint against US Yale University for not returning the pieces taken from Machu Picchu, Peru’s Prime Minister Jose Antonio Chang announced Saturday. According to Chang, the Chancellery and the Justice Ministry are evaluating appropriate actions and discussing the people against whom formal complaints are likely to be filed. Source: andina.pe
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CULTURE MINISTER SEEKS SUPPORT FROM VARGAS LLOSA FOR MACHU PICCHU ARTIFACTS RETURN

