Ankara: Burning Quran in no way is freedom of speech.
A source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry reported on Sunday that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan asked Sweden to take firm steps to prevent desecration of the Quran.
According to Reuters news agency, Fidan announced in a phone call with his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström that such “vile actions” under the guise of freedom of expression are unacceptable.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry source added that Fidan and Billström discussed Sweden’s NATO membership request in the phone conversation.
Meanwhile, an hour ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, in response to the letter of the Iraqi Embassy in Stockholm and the representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation countries in this Scandinavian country, claimed that all Islamophobic actions in any form are strongly rejected by the Swedish government. will be
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden added in its statement: “We are fully aware that Muslims in Sweden and the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation around the world are deeply offended by such actions.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden claimed: “Insulting the Koran or any other holy book is insulting and considered disrespectful.”
Following the insults to the holy places of Muslims in European countries, members of an extremist group burned Qurans in front of the embassies of Egypt and Turkey in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, on Tuesday (July 25). This action was the second similar action in Denmark in less than a week after the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, which has angered Muslims around the world.
