Oman condemns burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Denmark

The Foreign Ministry expressed the Sultanate of Oman's strong condemnation of the burning and desecration of a copy of the Holy Quran in the Danish capital Copenhagen.

In a statement, the Ministry condemned these repeated provocative acts both as an insult to the feelings and sacred beliefs of Muslims and as an incitement to violence and hatred.

The Ministry said it appreciated a statement from the Danish Foreign Ministry, which expressed the Danish Government's condemnation of this heinous act.

Oman's Foreign Ministry renewed its appeal to all countries to criminalise acts of incitement to hatred and insulting religious beliefs.

This is an unofficial English version of an Arabic report. To view the official Arabic text, click here.