Russian embassy in Denmark condemns burning of Quran

The Russian Embassy in Denmark issued a statement on January 27 condemning the Quran burning campaign, one of which took place in front of its consular department.

“On January 27, in Copenhagen, including in front of the building of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Denmark, a series of blasphemous actions took place to burn the Koran, a book sacred to Muslims. Public mockery of the feelings of believers, organized with the connivance of the Danish authorities, is not a manifestation of freedom of speech and democracy, but a rude and ignorant provocation, calculated to incite inter-religious hatred and inter-civilizational conflict. Opportunities for such antics must be completely excluded, and their organizers held accountable,” the embassy’s press service said in a message posted on its Telegram channel.