[MSN] Italy Not Satisfied with Getty Deal

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Agreement with Getty still unacceptable, Italy says
Rome -- Italian Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli has said
negotiations with the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles for the
return of objects believed to have been looted from Italy were
"unsatisfying" and warned that Rome would refuse to sign an
"unacceptable accord." Former curator Marion True has been standing
trial in Rome since Autumn 2005 for "associating with criminals" with
the intention of "receiving archeological artifacts." The U.S. museum
has said it did not knowingly buy looted objects but knew that 82
pieces in its gallery were of questionable origin. AFP

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