RIYADH: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended an emergency discussion session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday after the burning a copy of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden last month, Arab media reported.
Saudi Foreign Minister said, “The government of Saudi Arabia affirms the necessity of consolidating the values of tolerance, dialogue, and respect and rejecting everything that would spread extremism and hatred,”.
Saudi Foreign Minister Says Extremist Burning of Holy Qur’an Incites Racism, Hatred
He said, “Riyadh strongly condemns the extremists’ burning of copies of the Holy Qur’an and affirms that these disgraceful actions cannot be accepted with any justification, as these acts incite racism and hatred. These acts directly contradict the global efforts to spread the values of moderation, tolerance, and rejection of extremism”.
He stressed that all global condemnations and rejection of these acts were evidence that the world and organizations must act to prevent such offensive events, Arab News reported.
Earlier, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also announced that it would hold an emergency session of its executive committee in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the consequences of the burning of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden. The session discussed steps to be taken against this heinous act and approved a collective position on the necessary course of action.
