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2/18/07

Gulfnews: Riyadh seeks Dutch MP's apology for offensive remarks

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Riyadh seeks Dutch MP's apology for offensive remarks

Saudi Arabia wants an apology from a Dutch politician who said Muslims should "tear out half the Quran" if they wanted to live in his country and has asked the Dutch government to intervene, a Saudi newspaper said yesterday. The Dutch government, which said it did not agree with the remarks made by populist anti-immigration politician Geert Wilders, confirmed that foreign ministry officials held informal talks last week with the Saudi embassy in The Hague. "It [the embassy] appealed to the appropriate authorities on the need for Wilders' insulting statements to be withdrawn and an apology given to Muslims," the Saudi newspaper Al Watan reported. Note EU-Digest: the comments by Mr. Wilders are deplorable, but Saudi Arabia should be the last to complain as it has one of the most undemocratic governments in the world and does not accept any other religion but Islam to operate freely in the country.

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