Türkiye strongly condemned the recent desecration of the Quran near the Iraqi Embassy in Stockholm, as it called on Sweden to take preventive measures against such hate crimes, a statement by the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

In a statement, the ministry said it strongly condemns the "vile attack" against the Quran.

Referring to a recent resolution passed by the U.N. Human Rights Council, the ministry said such acts amount to religious hate crimes.

The ministry said it expects Sweden to take deterrent measures to prevent such hate crimes in line with its international responsibilities.

It also said Türkiye is ready to cooperate with countries where such incidents happen, in the fields of xenophobia, anti-Muslim hatred, racism and discrimination.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's chief advisor Akif Çağatay Kılıç also strongly condemned the desecration of Quran in Sweden, calling it a "crime against humanity."