EU to continue talks with OIC to ‘promote tolerance’
BRUSSELS (AA): The European Union will continue talks with the OIC to “promote tolerance and mutual respect” after a series of acts of desecration of the holy Quran in northern countries of the bloc, an official has said.
Speaking to reporters at a news briefing on Tuesday, spokesperson for foreign affairs Peter Stano confirmed that the EU Commission is “in regular contact” with the OIC.
He explained that officials from the commission and the OIC’s Brussels representation have held regular talks “to understand the next steps” after several incidents of desecration in Denmark and Sweden.
Stano stressed that these actions are “not EU policy” but “irresponsible acts of irresponsible individuals who are interested in sowing discord and troubles, and divide us as communities.”
The EU is ready to continue discussions with the OIC “because this is the time to stand together and reinforce our efforts to promote tolerance and mutual respect,” he added.
Islamophobic figures or groups have repeatedly carried out provocative and offensive desecration attempts in Northern Europe in recent months, drawing outrage from Muslim and other countries.
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