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xinhua news agency, united nations, october 4th. geng shuang, china’s deputy permanent representative to the united nations, said during the security council’s review of the “beixi” pipeline issue on the 4th that china hopes that relevant countries will actively cooperate with russia, the main party in the “beixi” pipeline explosion incident. communicate and cooperate with all parties to avoid politicizing the investigation.

geng shuang said that two years ago, the beixi pipeline exploded, shocking the world. over the past two years, the international community has been paying close attention to the progress of the investigation of the incident. the security council has conducted multiple deliberations. many members of the security council, including china, have repeatedly called for an objective, fair and professional investigation to be carried out to find out the truth as soon as possible and bring the perpetrators to justice. , to prevent such incidents from happening again.

geng shuang said that the security council had many discussions on whether to conduct an international investigation or a national investigation on the incident. at that time, some members opposed an international investigation and strongly advocated giving trust and time to sweden, denmark, and germany, so that the three countries could conduct their own national investigations. don't investigate. however, today, two years later, the result is that sweden and denmark have successively announced the termination of country-specific investigations, but the information released is empty and unclear. the country-by-country investigation carried out by germany has so far not reached a clear conclusion, and the public can only obtain information and make speculations based on media reports. is there any hidden reason behind your original opposition to the international investigation? has the evidence been covered up and destroyed for over two years? when can the trust and time we put in be exchanged for the truth of the incident?

geng shuang said that china supports the draft security council presidential statement on the "nord stream" pipeline explosion previously circulated by russia, and welcomes russia to make modifications and adjustments to the draft statement based on the opinions of security council members. china believes that the current draft objectively states the facts, reflects the concerns of all parties, and is generally balanced in content. we hope that all parties will step up consultations, reach an agreement on the draft as soon as possible, and send a clear signal to the outside world. china hopes that germany will announce the progress and results of the investigation through official channels as soon as possible. we hope that the security council will pay attention to this matter and avoid ending in an anticlimax and eliminate double standards. (over)