Russia Calls on European Lawmakers to Condemn Perpetrators of Quran-Burning

Newsdesk: Russian upper house chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko: Moscow is deeply concerned by the recent series of Quran-burning protests in northern Europe and is calling on European lawmakers to publicly condemn and punish those responsible for desecration of religious relics.

She added that members of all faiths across Russia, and not only Muslims, have been deeply shocked by the desecration of the Quran. Meanwhile, the "lack of an adequate response to the actions of extremists from the governments and parliaments of European countries" is particularly disturbing, she added.