Oman condemns the burning of Quran by Swedish extremists

Muscat: Oman Foreign Ministry has expressed the Sultanate of Oman's strong condemnation of the burning of copies of Qur’an by extremists in Sweden.

The Ministry said in a statement: “The Ministry of Foreign expresses the Sultanate of Oman’s strong condemnation of the burning of copies of Qur’an by extremists in Sweden, and its strong condemnation of such acts of provocation to Muslims' feelings and sanctities and the incitement to violence and hatred.”

The ministry stressed the need for international efforts to unite to consolidate the values of tolerance, coexistence and respect, and to criminalise all acts that promote the ideology of extremism and hatred and offend religions and beliefs.