UNSC BRIEFING on Threats to international peace and security (Nordstream Pipeline)

Bismark Anyanah
Minister Counsellor
Security Council Chamber,
United Nations, New York
July 11, 2023

UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON THREATS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY (NORDSTREAM PIPELINE)

Mr. President,
I thank the briefers for their respective views on this agenda item. We also take note of the joint letter submitted by Denmark, Germany and Sweden on developments related to their respective ongoing national investigations on the sabotage of the Nordstream Pipeline. Ghana continues to be deeply concerned about the sabotage against the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines last September, given the impacts on the marine environment and also the potential economic, humanitarian and security risks that could arise from the destruction of such critical infrastructure of a
transboundary nature.

We, therefore, maintain our support for the ongoing national investigations by the countries of interest, particularly Denmark and Sweden, in whose exclusive economic zones the incident occurred, as well as Germany. In view of the sustained interest of the international community on the matter, we encourage frequent updates and readily available information on the status
of investigations to bring clarity on the facts and help to determine the necessity or otherwise of an international investigative process. Pending the conclusion of the national investigations, we urge cooperation among all relevant stakeholders, including the operators of the pipeline, with the objective of arriving at a single narrative on the circumstances resulting in
the unfortunate incident.

I wish to end by reiterating our previous appeals to all concerned to exercise restraint against unilateral actions that may be detrimental to peace.

I Thank You.