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The Netherlands is returning 223 pre-Hispanic archaeological objects to Mexico, BTA reports, citing Mexico's foreign policy department.

The procedure is the result of active cooperation between the two countries and shows a commitment to return historical and cultural monuments to their place of origin, the ministry said.

Mexico's INAH Heritage Institute said the objects date between 400 BC and the 16th century and belong to various pre-Hispanic cultures from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, as well as the central highlands.

A New York court has restored Pakistan's ownership of nearly 200 works of art

The administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is campaigning under the slogan "My heritage is not for sale".

It is aimed at bringing so-called "looted artifacts" back to Mexico.

This week INAH denounced an auction in Paris that included Mexican objects valued at tens of thousands of euros.

Last month, neighboring Guatemala confiscated about 1,200 Mayan artifacts found in the home of two US citizens as part of an investigation into heritage crimes.

The Netherlands returned to Panama a collection of 343 ceramic artifacts from the pre-Hispanic era earlier this year.

Culture ministers from around the world are committed to increasing efforts to return stolen and trafficked artefacts to their countries of origin.

Many such values ​​are found in European museums or private collections.

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