Morocco recalls its ambassador to Stockholm, summons Sweden’s Chargé d’Affaires in Rabat over burning of the Quran, an offensive and irresponsible act

On the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, the Chargé d’Affaires of Sweden in Rabat was summoned on Wednesday to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Morocco’s ambassador to Stockholm was recalled “for indefinite consultations,” after the Swedish government once again authorized a demonstration during which the Holy Quran was burned in front of a mosque in Stockholm.

The Swedish Chargé d’Affaires was informed of Morocco’s “most vigorous condemnation of this offense and rejection of this unacceptable act,” a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

“This new offensive and irresponsible act disregard the feelings of more than a billion Muslims during this sacred period of the great pilgrimage to Mecca and the blessed feast of Eid Al-Adha,” the statement stressed.

“Regardless of the political positions or differences that may exist between countries, the Kingdom considers it unacceptable that the faith of Muslims should be disrespected in this way, nor can the principles of tolerance and the values of universalism be reduced to accommodating the views of a few, while showing so little regard for the beliefs of more than a billion Muslims,” the statement added.

Swedish authorities approved a small Quran-burning demonstration outside a mosque in Stockholm on Wednesday. Although a single person took part in the demonstration apart from his translator, the move triggered the anger of Muslims around the world.