Today, Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condemnation of the Swedish authorities’ allowing an extremist to burn a copy of the Qur’an.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry stated that it “expresses the Republic of Iraq’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the Swedish authorities’ allowing an extremist to burn a copy of the Qur’an in a manner that constitutes a grave insult to religious sanctities.”

The ministry affirmed, according to the statement, that “these events would inflame the feelings of Muslims around the world and constitute a dangerous provocation for them,” calling on “the international community to assume its responsibilities to stop such unacceptable acts, reject all forms of hatred and extremism, and hold the perpetrators accountable.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency