The Swedish government expressed, on Friday, its regret over the decision of the Kingdom of Morocco to withdraw its ambassador to consult "indefinitely" due to the issue of burning the Holy Qur'an, stressing its desire to maintain good relations with Rabat.
According to what was reported by international media sources, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that it seeks to maintain what it called "good diplomatic relations," adding in this context that the Swedish government "appreciates and works to develop good bilateral relations with Morocco."
Sweden's response comes after Morocco's decision, on Thursday, to summon the Moroccan ambassador for consultations, for an indefinite period, "after the Swedish government authorized, once again, to organize a demonstration during the same day during which a copy of the Noble Qur'an was burned in front of a mosque in Stockholm," according to a statement from the Moroccan Foreign Ministry.
According to the same statement, on instructions from King Mohammed VI, the Chargé d'Affaires of Sweden in Rabat was summoned on Wednesday to the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he was told that the Kingdom of Morocco strongly condemned this attack, and rejected this unacceptable act.
The Moroccan Foreign Ministry added that "this new irresponsible hostile act disregards the feelings of more than a billion Muslims in this holy period that coincides with the Hajj season and the blessed Eid al-Adha."
