The museums of the Crimea will forward the documents on the gold of the Scythians in the court of Amsterdam

Crimean museums will transfer to the court of Amsterdam all the necessary documents in the case of the controversial return of the Scythian gold collection to 23 September, said Last news Director of the Central Museum of Tauris Andrei Malgin.

The collection of Scythian gold, about 2 thousand artifacts, was removed from the Crimean museums on Exhibition "Crimea: gold and secrets of the Black sea" in the archaeological Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam in early February 2014, even before the Crimea was reunited With Russia. Since then the parties have the opportunity to decide whom to return the artifacts. Four Crimean Museum filed in the court of Amsterdam collective action against the Allard Pierson Museum, which demanded to fulfill contractual obligations and to return a collection of Scythian gold from the Netherlands to Crimea.

first own written response was provided by the Ukrainian side. The reaction of the Crimean Museum and Allard Pierson Museum (the Netherlands) had to follow until 12 August. However, in its absence, the Court set a new deadline of September 23.

"Hearing postponed to another number, we are given the opportunity to prepare the necessary documents. We own answer will provide up to 23 September, " - said Last news Andrei Malgin.

according to him, the position of the Crimean museums remains unchanged - the Collection of Scythian gold should be returned to Crimea. Malgin noticed that on today it is at the stage of reasoned exchange of the positions of the parties to the litigation.


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