Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We condemn the vile attack against the Holy Quran in the strongest possible way

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey condemned the attack on the Koran. In a written statement from the Ministry, it was stated:

* “Today (July 20) in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Stockholm, we condemn in the strongest terms the vile attack on our holy book, the Koran.

* Following the vile attack against the Quran in front of a mosque on June 28, 2023 in Stockholm, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, with the resolution adopted on July 12, 2023, defined attacks against the Quran as religious hatred.

* We expect Sweden to take deterrent measures to prevent this hate crime against the religion of Islam and its billions, within the framework of its international responsibilities, especially its obligations at the UN, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe.

* Turkey is ready to work together with countries where such attacks are experienced in the fields of Islamophobia, xenophobia, racism and discrimination.”

EXPLANATION OF HAKAN FIDAN

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a separate phone call with his counterparts from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Prime Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity Abdulhamid Dibeybe regarding the attacks on the Quran outside the Iraqi Embassy in Stockholm today.

According to the information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Fidan held telephone conversations with the Foreign Minister of Iraq, Fuad Hussein, the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Ferhan, the Foreign Minister of Egypt, Samih Shukri, and the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya, Abdulhamid Dibeybe.

In his meetings with his colleagues, Fidan discussed the mobilization of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the joint measures to be taken against the growing anti-Islamic and hate crimes against Islam in Europe, in the context of the attack against the Koran in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.

Fidan also discussed the joint reaction to the attack on the Holy Quran with the Prime Minister of the Libyan National Unity Government, Dibeybe. (AA)