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27 of June, 15:27

Netherlands Ministry of foreign Affairs said that the issue of Scythian gold is not in his competence
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy. Netherlands Ministry of foreign Affairs does not wait until the end of summer the decision of a question about who is to return the Scythian gold of the museums of Crimea, and is not engaged in this question - He is in the competence of the University of Amsterdam, said Last news authorized official of the Dutch foreign Ministry.

first Minister of culture of Crimea Arina nowosielski said Last news that the Ukrainian authorities are trying to RAID seizure collection of Scythian gold from the Crimean museums, are exhibited in the Netherlands. The collection was evacuated to the exhibition of the archaeological Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam in early February, even before the Crimea joined Russia. Today at the Museum exhibits claim the Ukrainian side. In the Netherlands has told that studying the legal aspect of the matter.

" I don't know about any decision. The most important thing that the decision is outside the competence of the foreign Ministry. This Question must be solved between the Museum in Amsterdam and the Museum, which have provided exhibits. I don't know about such decisions. According to my information, University of Amsterdam, which owns the Museum examines This Issue from the legal point of view, " said Commissioner of the Ministry of foreign Affairs, who requested anonymity because of the adopted in the Ministry of rules.

He said that the University of Amsterdam comes into contact with the Dutch foreign Ministry on the matter." But this does not mean that the Issue has passed in the Ministry of foreign Affairs. We are not their legal consultants, they have lawyers, real experts on the subject, " said the diplomat.

" The issue is still not resolved, But the show goes until the end of August. I don't think that during the summer you can wait any decision, no urgency, as the exhibition continues, " said Commissioner of the Ministry of foreign Affairs.

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