Iran

TEHRAN- The latest blasphemous act against the Holy Quran in Sweden has prompted Iran to request an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers.Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha spoke on the phone on Friday to discuss the sacrilegious burning of a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.The OIC foreign ministers should convene as soon as possible to discuss the sacrilegious act, according to Amir Abdollahian.He stated that the meeting might take place on July 5 and 6 in Baku, Azerbaijan, concurrent with the ministerial conference of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement.The senior Iranian diplomat condemned the latest offensive and provocative conduct against the Quran once more.In a repeated and state-authorized act of sacrilege against the Muslim holy book, two men burnt a copy of the holy book outside Stockholms main mosque on Wednesday after receiving permission from a Swedish court.The decision was made to coincide with Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday that commemorates the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.The action has been denounced by several Arab and Muslim nations.Irans President Ebrahim Raisi declared on Friday that the Muslim world would never forget the recent sacrilegious deed committed against the most valuable divine book in a Western nation that professes to support free speech.Meanwhile, the OIC chairman praised Irans leadership position in the organization and the importance it places on condemning the blasphemous conduct.He also stated that the OIC intends to hold an emergency meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives in the Saudi city of Jeddah to that aim.Membership of Iran in SCO can level up capacityAlso, Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian said on Friday that Irans inclusion in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will increase the blocs weight.Amir Abdollahian made the statements during a phone call with SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming, amid reports that Irans full membership will be approved next week.He stated that the Iranian parliament and government, notably the Foreign Ministry, had worked hard to compile and ratify the documents related to the countrys full membership.Earlier on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Irans membership in the SCO will be formally approved.At the upcoming meeting of heads of state on July 4, the full membership of Iran will be approved, Lavrov said.The senior Iranian diplomat praised the SCO secretary-generals efforts and cooperation in completing the full membership process.Iran, according to Amir Abdollahian, is prepared to participate in the SCOs upcoming virtual summit.In the upcoming week, he declared, Iran will formally introduce its coordinator to the organizations secretariat.Although Iran originally requested to join the bloc 15 years ago, it wasnt granted membership until 2021.The SCO, which has its headquarters in China, is a diplomatic group with eight members: China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia, India, and Pakistan.The bloc was founded in 2001, and its members collaborate militarily, address common security challenges, and advance internal trade.





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