The informed source at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told IRNA on Sunday that despite the fact that administrative procedures for sending a new Iranian ambassador to Sweden have been finished, as a result of the recent insult to the holy Quran in the Swedish capital city Stockholm, the ministry will not send a new envoy for now.
Last Wednesday, in a court-authorized act of sacrilege against the Muslim holy book, two men stood outside Stockholm Central Mosque and burned a copy of the holy Quran.
As a result of the desecration of the Islamic sanctities, the Islamic countries have reacted to the heinous act of the Swedish authorities with a wave of anger and disgust.
Also, Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian emphasized that despite the completion of administrative procedures, the process of dispatching a new ambassador to Sweden has been temporarily halted due to the Swedish government's action in issuing permission for insulting the holy Quran.
Amir-Abdollahian wrote on his page on social media, "Yesterday, I had a detailed discussion with my colleague Mr. Hojatollah Faghani, our new ambassador to Sweden, and he provided a report on the latest situation regarding his mission."
Ahead of his mission in Sweden, Faghani met with Amirabdollahian in Tehran on Saturday.
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