Foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey censure Qur'an desecration in Sweden, Denmark
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan have strongly condemned the recent blasphemous acts against the Holy Qur'an in Sweden and Denmark.
In a phone conversation on Saturday, Amir-Abdollahian hailed Turkey's stance in condemnation of the desecration of Islam's holiest book and proposed that Muslim countries hold an extraordinary session as soon as possible.
On Thursday, Sweden-based Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika desecrated the Muslim holy book on Thursday during a demonstration outside the Iraqi Embassy in Stockholm amid strict protection provided by the Swedish police.
This was the second time Momika was disrespecting the holy book with the approval of Sweden’s authorities. He set a copy of the Qur’an on fire on June 28, prompting raging protests across the Muslim world.
Also on Friday, members of an Islamophobic group called Danske Patrioter burned the Muslim holy book in front of Iraq’s Embassy in the Danish capital city of Copenhagen to protest the attack against Sweden’s Embassy in Baghdad.
They also carried a banner with insulting slogans against Islam, before stamping the Iraqi flag and a copy of the Qur’an under police protection, as seen in the videos they shared on social media.
In a message on Saturday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called for the “severest punishment” for the perpetrator of the desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden.
“Effrontery to the sacred realm of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden is a bitter, conspiratorial and dangerous incident. The severest punishment for the perpetrator of this crime is the consensus view of all Islamic scholars,” the Leader said.
The Iranian foreign minister said on Friday that Iran will not accept a new Swedish ambassador until Stockholm takes a "serious and effective measure to deal with the continuous violation of Islamic sanctities."
Pointing to "brotherly and strategic" relation between Iran and Turkey, Amir-Abdollahian invited his Turkish counterpart to pay a visit to Tehran.
The top Iranian diplomat said Tehran is ready to host a session of a joint economic committee.
Fidan, for his part, welcomed his Iranian counterpart's proposal about an emergency session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) foreign ministers to discuss the acts of sacrilege against the Holy Qur'an.
The Turkish foreign minister said he would travel to Tehran in the near future.
The top Iranian and Turkish diplomats also exchanged views about leading regional and international issues.
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