ANKARA — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday urged Sweden to take concrete steps to forestall burnings of the Koran, a Turkish international ministry supply mentioned.
Sweden and Denmark have seen a number of protests in latest weeks the place copies of the Koran have been broken or burned, inflicting outrage amongst Muslims. Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad was stormed and set ablaze by indignant protesters.
In a cellphone name, Fidan informed his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billstrom that continuation of such “vile actions” beneath the guise of freedom of expression was unacceptable, the supply mentioned.
Fidan and Billstrom additionally mentioned Sweden’s NATO army alliance membership software, the supply added.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson mentioned on Sunday that he had held talks with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and that they agreed the scenario was harmful.
“We need to take measures to strengthen our resilience,” he mentioned in a submit on Instagram.
The Swedish authorities mentioned this month that it might look at whether or not it may change Sweden’s Public Order Act to provide police the likelihood to cease demonstrations that threatened Sweden’s safety.
“Ultimately it is about defending our free and open societies, our democracy and our citizens’ right to freedom and security,” Kristersson mentioned.
Tobias Billstrom declined to remark.
Demark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen informed the nationwide broadcaster on Sunday the federal government would search to seek out “a legal tool” that may allow authorities to forestall the burning of copies of the Koran in entrance of different nations’ embassies. — Reuters
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