Photo taken on September 14, 2022 shows the facilities of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany. Photo:Xinhua

China supports the UN in conducting international investigations and ensuring the security of transnational infrastructure and supports the UN Security Council's discussion on the Nord Stream explosions, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at Friday's press briefing.

The Nord Stream pipelines are major transboundary infrastructure and energy transportation arteries, and the explosions had a major negative impact on the global energy market and the ecological environment, Wang said.

This makes it necessary to carry out an objective, impartial and professional investigation, noted Wang.

National inquiries are ongoing in Denmark and Germany, both NATO countries, and Sweden, which is seeking to join the organization. And yet as Jeffrey Sachs, a professor from Columbia University, noted, the destruction may have been carried out by one or more NATO members. Some people also commented that the so-called national investigations conducted by NATO countries are no different from asking a person to probe into himself, which would naturally lack credibility for the world, said Wang.

China supports the UN, as the most authoritative and representative international organization, to play an active and constructive role in conducting international investigations and ensuring the security of transnational infrastructure. China supports the Security Council's discussion on this issue, Wang said.

China also hope that the US will give a convincing explanation as soon as possible for the recent reports saying that the US was behind the Nord Stream explosions, and respond to the questions and concerns of the international community, Wang noted.

Global Times