New York-Sana
China stressed that the recent multiple leaks and powerful underwater explosions in the Nord Stream gas pipeline are of grave concern and need to be investigated, expressing its willingness to cooperate with all parties to ensure the security of cross-border infrastructure.
Xinhua quoted China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang as saying at the Security Council meeting yesterday: The Nord Stream line is the main artery for transmitting energy to Europe, providing biogas supplies to 23 European countries, and the physical failure of the line has exacerbated the energy shortage. in Europe.
He added: It is likely that consumers around the world, especially those in developing countries, will suffer from the subsequent fluctuations in energy markets and higher prices.
And the Chinese official added: “Some countries indicate that the leaks this time were not an accident, but were largely the result of deliberate sabotage, and if this fact was an attack on multinational civilian facilities, and offshore pipelines in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and other international laws. “.
Shuang noted that all relevant parties agreed that an objective, impartial and pragmatic investigation of the leaks is necessary.
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