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xinhua news agency, united nations, october 4 (reporter pan yunzhao) at the request of russia, the united nations security council held a meeting on the 4th to review the investigation of the "beixi" natural gas pipeline explosion. most delegates reiterated their opposition to attacks or damage to critical infrastructure and stressed the need to hold perpetrators accountable. however, various parties have different attitudes towards the investigations that have been concluded or are still ongoing in the relevant countries.

nebenzia, russia's permanent representative to the united nations, said in his speech that the "terrorist attack" on the "nord stream" pipeline posed a direct threat to international peace and security, european energy and environmental security, and the safety of navigation in the baltic sea. in february this year, denmark and sweden announced the conclusion of their investigations and concluded that the nord stream pipeline had indeed been deliberately damaged, but it seemed impossible to initiate criminal proceedings within the jurisdictions of the two countries. germany has not provided any substantive information to the un security council over the past two years regarding its investigations.

nebenzia said that russia had tried to reach a consensus within the security council and asked germany to conduct an open and transparent investigation, but "has always been blocked by the united states and its allies." he expressed regret for the lack of collective decision-making or statement by the security council, saying that russia will not waver in its determination to find out the truth and punish those responsible for the explosion.

the representative of mozambique said that the investigation into the "nord stream" pipeline explosion has basically stagnated in the past two years, and the international community speculates that some countries are deliberately delaying "because once the identity of the perpetrator is revealed, there may be diplomatic consequences." the representative of ecuador stressed that no option should be excluded if it would help to establish the truth.

in his speech, the u.s. representative said that russia was spreading "false information" and denied that the united states was involved in the nord stream pipeline explosion.

britain's representative said the security council should support germany's ongoing investigation rather than engage in useless speculation or try to undermine it. the representative of france said that russia's characterization of the explosion as a "terrorist attack" "presets the outcome of the investigation."

on september 26, 2022, the baltic sea submarine gas pipelines "nord stream-1" and "nord stream-2" connecting russia, germany and other european countries exploded violently in the waters near denmark and sweden, and a large amount of natural gas leaked. the investigation found that three of the four pipelines were leaking and were suspected to have been vandalized. after the incident, denmark, sweden and germany launched investigations respectively, but rejected russia's participation. in february this year, sweden and denmark successively announced the end of their investigations. germany said it would continue to investigate. (over)