Source: United Nations (video statements)
Briefing by Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
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The United Nations Security Council discussed the ongoing investigation into the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
Briefing the Council, Miroslav Jenča, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, said a joint letter from Denmark, Germany and Sweden had transmitted new information about the probe.
“According to this communication, the Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany continues to conduct criminal investigations on the sabotage against the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines,” Jenča said. He added that the German authorities had stressed the inquiry was being carried out “impartially, independently and in line with fundamental principles of the rule of law.”
Jenča noted that a Ukrainian national had been arrested in Italy on 21 August based on a European arrest warrant requested by German prosecutors. He said the United Nations was not in a position to comment on ongoing investigations or legal proceedings but underlined that “any intentional damage to critical civilian infrastructure is of serious concern.”