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Saudi Arabia to summon Swedish charge d’affaires over burning of Quran


Fri 21 Jul 2023 | 08:57 AM
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan
Basant Ahmed

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation and denunciation of the repeated and irresponsible actions of the Swedish authorities by granting some extremists official permits authorizing them to burn and desecrate copies of the Holy Quran, in an act that is a systematic provocation of the feelings of millions of Muslims around the world.

In this regard, the Saudi Foreign Ministry confirmed that it will summon the Chargé d'Affaires of the Swedish Embassy in the Kingdom to hand him a protest note that includes the Kingdom's call on the Swedish authorities “to take immediate and necessary measures to stop these disgraceful acts, which violate all religious teachings, international laws and norms.

 The Kingdom reiterated that it is against all actions that encourage religious hatred, the foreign ministry said.