The foreign ministers of the 57 member states gathered to discuss, among other things, the Koran burnings in Sweden and Denmark. After the meeting, the OIC had agreed on 35 points on how to respond to Koran burnings.
The measures include “necessary efforts at the political level, including summoning ambassadors for consultations as well as economic, cultural or other measures to express the disapproval of repeated insults against the Holy Quran and Islamic symbols”.
It also says that they now condemn the latest Koran announcements in Sweden and Denmark very strongly. They also call on both countries to stop the actions, regardless of which religion’s entire scriptures or symbols are affected.
SVT’s reporter: Found a common ground
SVT’s foreign reporter is in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, and has followed the unrest that has gained momentum after the Koran burnings.
– Here you show a rather strong community in this condemnation, that you are a united front of 57 very different countries that have found a common ground, says SVT’s broadcaster Gilda Hamidi-Nia.
In addition to the 35 points, the OIC has also taken a decision to send a delegation to the European Commission to “express the condemnation” of the “desecration” of the Koran and call on the Union to ensure that this “criminal act” is not repeated with freedom of expression as justification.
The statement from the OIC is not surprising according to SVT’s reporter.
– One must remember that in these countries it is a crime to desecrate holy scriptures, so it is not considered strange to request it from other countries, says Gilda Hamidi-Nia.
SVT has applied for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billström.