Statement by Ambassador Trishala Persaud, Deputy Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, at Security Council meeting on "Threats to International Peace and Security" (Destruction of the Nord Stream Pipelines)

Mr President

I thank ASG Miroslav Jenča and Ms Niyazberdiyeva, for their briefings and note the contribution of Mr. Johnson to our discussion today.

At the outset, I wish to place on record Guyana’s strong condemnation of all attacks on critical infrastructure.  

From all indications, the rupturing of the Nord Stream twin pipelines two years ago was carried out deliberately with powerful explosives.  

We note that while the pipelines were reportedly not operational at the time, the explosions caused the leakage of methane gas which posed toxicological and ecological risks to marine life in the Baltic Sea. Also concerning is the fact that explosions occurred within 20 km of a designated chemical munition dumpsite and could have caused even greater damage to the marine ecosystem.

Guyana condemns these attacks and commends the proactive response of the neighbouring Baltic States in investigating the incident. We thank them for keeping the UN apprised of the progress of their respective investigations and note that two countries have since discontinued their probe.  

We have also noted that an investigation is still underway by Germany and look forward to receiving its findings. We hope that the perpetrators of this illegal act will soon be found and held accountable.  

I Thank You.