Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government issued multiple condemnations of a Quran burning incident in Sweden that could fortify Turkey’s blockade of the Nordic state’s entry into NATO.
“An immigrant from Iraq desecrated the Quran, the holiest book of the faith,” Russian ambassador Gennady Askaldovich said Thursday. “The world community is obliged to stand together against such shameful violations of the rights of believers.”An Iraqi immigrant in Sweden burned a copy of the Quran on Wednesday in Stockholm following a legal ruling that Swedish authorities could not “reject a request for a general gathering” just because they don’t want the burning to proceed.
The uproar comes at a difficult time for Swedish diplomats, who have hoped to overcome Turkey’s refusal to ratify their admission into NATO in time for the upcoming summit in Vilnius. Erdogan, who allowed NATO to extend an invitation to Sweden last year, has justified his refusal to finalize Sweden’s entry by arguing that Stockholm is tolerant of terrorist threats against Turkey.
Other Turkish officials were more explicit in arguing that Quran burning is a form of terrorism, in an apparent justification of continued opposition to Sweden’s membership in the alliance.
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