Saudi Foreign Ministry condemns Sweden’s “repeated and irresponsible actions”
July 21 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia has announced this Friday that it will summon the Swedish charge d’affaires in the country for the new authorization to burn a copy of the Koran in Stockholm during a demonstration near the Iraqi Embassy.
In addition, it has condemned the “repeated and irresponsible actions” of Sweden for allowing acts that are a “systematic provocation against the feelings of millions of Muslims around the world,” according to a statement from the ministry published on its Twitter account.
The protest includes a request to the Swedish authorities to “immediately” take “all necessary measures to put an end to shameful acts that violate religious teachings and international law.”
This protest by Saudi Arabia comes less than a day after followers of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr attacked and burned down the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad (Iraq) in protest against the authorization of the Swedish Police for a new protest in Stockholm in the that a copy of the Koran was expected to be burned.
The authorization of a new burning of a copy of the Koran has caused countries like Iran to send a protest note to the UN.
Due to the attack on the Swedish Embassy, diplomats have suspended their activities in the country “until further notice”, after which Iraq has decided to expel the Swedish ambassador from the country.
For its part, the European Union has condemned the attack on the diplomatic headquarters and has demanded that the Iraqi authorities guarantee the security of the legation.
This attack on the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad is not the first, as it already suffered another irruption on June 29 in the framework of a demonstration called to protest the burning of a copy of the Koran during a rally in Stockholm that had been endorsed by the Police of the European country.
The burning of the holy book of Islam led several Arab and Muslim countries to call their ambassadors for consultations or summon Swedish representatives and unleashed a wave of calls for a boycott of Swedish products, as well as criticism of the authorities of the European country. for giving permission to the demonstration knowing that a copy of the Koran was going to be set on fire.
