Iran calls for OIC FMs emergency meeting over desecration of Quran

Tehran, The Gulf Observer: The foreign minister of Iran made the remarks in a Friday phone conversation with the OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha.

The two sides discussed the sacrilegious burning of a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.

“The OIC foreign ministers should hold the meeting at the earliest possible time to address the desecration,” Amirabdollahian said.

He pointed out that the meeting can be convened at the same time as the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 5-6.

The top Iranian diplomat once again condemned the recent provocative act against the Holy Quran.

In a repeated and state-authorized instance of sacrilege against the Muslim holy book, two men stood outside the central mosque in Stockholm on Wednesday and burned a copy of the holy book following a go-ahead given by a Swedish court.

The move was made to coincide with the Muslim festivity of Eid al-Adha, which marks the conclusion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage that is partaken by millions of Muslims from across the world.

Many Arab and Muslim countries have condemned the move.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Friday the Muslim world will never overlook the recent act of sacrilege against “the most valuable divine book” in a Western country that claims to defend free expression.