Danish envoy summoned to Foreign Ministry
The Danish envoy expressed regret over the repetition of the act of insulting the Prophet as well as the religious values of the world’s one and a half billion Muslims.
On Friday, Danish state TV aired an amateur video showing members of the Danish Peoples' Party (DPP) youth wing at a summer camp in August, drinking, singing, and taking part in a competition to draw offensive images of the Prophet.
Haslund submitted a translated copy of an official statement by Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen in which he strongly denounced members of the youth wing of the anti-immigrant DPP on Sunday for drawing the disrespectful cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (S). The statement also declares that all political organizations of Denmark, including the representatives of the two ruling parties, have completely distanced themselves from the insulting act.
“Their tasteless behavior does in no way represent the way the Danish people or young Danish people view Muslims or Islam.”
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official stressed the need for followers of different religions to strive for coexistence and respect each other’s beliefs.
He said that the Islamic world expects the Danish government to make serious efforts to prevent the recurrence of such insults that disrespect the religious sentiments of Muslims across the globe.