Hide this artwork that Erdogan can not see in Brussels

On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will dine at the Cinquantenaire with the other NATO leaders. But in the museum is a statue that Turkey claims to own and calls for the return.

On Wednesday evening, the 29 leaders of the NATO countries will dine at the Cinquantenaire, in Brussels, after the first day of the summit of the 'Alliance. Several rooms of the Royal Museums of Art and History have been requisitioned, stripped of their works and renovated for the cause.

One of the important pieces of the museum is the subject of a dispute between Belgium and Turkey, which accuses our country of stealing it. To avoid an incident, everything was done so that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was put in his presence, a source told L'Echo.

In the hall of Apamea of the museum enthroned the statue of Tyche the deity of fortune carrying a cornucopia. This major work of art is at the heart of a dispute between Belgium and Turkey. president E rdogan claiming his return for years

On what basis? According to the autocrat, Tyche comes from Perge a city near Antalya . Belgium is, more or less, accused of having it "stolen".

The Turkish embbady in Belgium sent a request to the Belgian government to recover it. This claim is part of a series of other addresses to other museums in the world including The Louvre, in line with Erdogan's dreams of an Ottoman empire.

Tyché arrived in the hands of Zuhal Demi r (N-VA), the Secretary of State for Science Policy.

" There is no evidence either of the theft or the origin of this statue which was acquired by the museum in 1958. These two proofs, that of theft and of origin, must be given " explains to the cabinet Demir.

It seems that Turkey must mourn Tyche. But not to offend the president, according to a well-informed source, everything has been done so that Erdogan does not face Tyche. " That would have been wrong diplomatically " says this source. What is the solution? Rather than move the statue, it was decided that this room would not be used for the rulers, even if it is equipped to receive banquets up to 250.

"The statue is in a room that we will not use at the summit " says it to the Prime Minister's Office.

The Turkish Embbady, ​​fair play, does not want to throw oil on fire . " Discussions are underway to find a solution We will not address this issue at a NATO summit " says to the embbady. Cinquantenaire is not about to make the work " We have the proof of our good right " affirms the direction of the museum.