US pastor will not burn Quran in exchange for movement of mosque construction in New York

U.S. pastor Terry Jones has called off his plans to burn hundreds of
copies of the Koran to mark the anniversary of the September 11
attacks, RIA Novosti reports, citing US media.

Jones had called for an "International Burn the Koran Day" on the
upcoming ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The announcement
caused international outrage.

The pastor told reporters that he changed his plans because the imam
of New York had promised him to review plans for building a Muslim
community center and mosque in Lower Manhattan, some two blocks away
from where the World Trade Center used to be located.

"The imam has agreed to move the mosque and we have agreed to cancel
our event on Saturday. And on Saturday I will be flying up there to
meet with him," Jones said.

On Thursday, U. S. President Barack Obama implored the pastor to call
off the Koran-burning campaign, saying that the move is a "recruitment
bonanza" for al-Qaeda.