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STORY: UN / NORD STREAM PIPELINE
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 21 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN headquarters exterior
21 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs:
“I reiterate that the United Nations is not in a position to verify or confirm any of the claims relating to these incidents and that we await the findings of ongoing national investigations. Given the sensitivity and speculation regarding this issue, we urge all concerned to show restraint and avoid any speculation.”
4. Med shot, Council members
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs:
“We should avoid any unfounded accusations that could further escalate the already heightened tensions in the region and potentially inhibit the search for the truth.”
6. Med shot, Security Council president
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs:
“And while exactly what happened beneath the waters of the Baltic Sea in September 2022 is still unclear, one thing is certain: whatever caused the incident, its fallout counts among the many risks the invasion of Ukraine has unleashed. One year since the start of the war, we must redouble our efforts to end it, in line with international law and the UN Charter.”
8. Close up, Security Council president
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor, Columbia University:
“The destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines on September 26, 2022, constitutes an act of international terrorism and represents a threat to the peace. It is the responsibility of the UN Security Council to take up the question of who might have carried out the act, in order to bring the perpetrator to international justice, to pursue compensation for the damaged parties, and to prevent future such actions.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor, Columbia University:
“I hope that the United States together with all other Security Council members will condemn this act of international terrorism and join together in an urgent UNSC-led investigation of this international crime in order to determine the truth. The truth is not yet known by the world, but it is knowable. More than ever, the world depends on the UN Security Council to do its work to stop the escalation to a new world war.”
12. Close up, Security Council president
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russia:
“If our American colleagues fear anything, if they have no doubt that the conclusions of their countryman are wrong, then they don’t have anything at stake here and we will see that those who endangered with international peace and security with their actions will be brought to justice. We expect our proposal to be supported. Experts are discussing this text at the moment. After the first round, we do have the impression that western experts are not interested in having an objective international investigation in any case.”
14. Close up, Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (English) John Kelley, Political coordinator, United States of America:
“Let me state clearly and plainly: accusations the United States was involved in this act of sabotage are completely false. The United States was not involved at all. competent authorities and Denmark, Germany and Sweden are investigating these incidents in a comprehensive transparent and impartial manner. Resources for the UN investigations should be preserved for cases when states are unwilling or unable to investigate genuinely”
16. Wide shot, Security Council
Briefing Security Council members during a meeting on the Nord Stream pipelines, top UN political affairs official Rosemary DiCarlo said, “We should avoid any unfounded accusations that could further escalate the already heightened tensions in the region and potentially inhibit the search for the truth.”
DiCarlo added that “the United Nations is not in a position to verify or confirm any of the claims relating to these incidents” and awaits the findings of ongoing national investigations.
Given the sensitivity and speculation regarding this issue, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs urged “all concerned to show restraint and avoid any speculation.”
DiCarlo added that “while exactly what happened beneath the waters of the Baltic Sea in September 2022 is still unclear, one thing is certain: whatever caused the incident, its fallout counts among the many risks the invasion of Ukraine has unleashed.”
One year since the start of the war, the Under-Secretary-General believes the world must redouble “efforts to end it, in line with international law and the UN Charter.”
Jeffrey D. Sachs, an University Professor at the Columbia University, told Council members that
“the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines on September 26, 2022, constitutes an act of international terrorism and represents a threat to the peace.”
According to Sachs, “it is the responsibility of the UN Security Council to take up the question of who might have carried out the act, in order to bring the perpetrator to international justice, to pursue compensation for the damaged parties, and to prevent future such actions.”
The University professor added, “I hope that the United States together with all other Security Council members will condemn this act of international terrorism and join together in an urgent UNSC-led investigation of this international crime in order to determine the truth.”
“The truth is not yet known by the world, but it is knowable. More than ever, the world depends on the UN Security Council to do its work to stop the escalation to a new world war,” concluded Sachs.
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said “If our American colleagues fear anything, if they have no doubt that the conclusions of their countryman are wrong, then they don’t have anything at stake here and we will see that those who endangered with international peace and security with their actions will be brought to justice.”
Nebenzya also said his country had circulated a draft resolution about the topic and “experts are discussing this text at the moment”, but added, “After the first round, we do have the impression that western experts are not interested in having an objective international investigation in any case.”
The Political Coordinator of the US Mission to the UN, John Kelley, said he wanted to state"clearly and plainly" that "accusations the United States was involved in this act of sabotage are completely false" and "the United States was not involved at all."
Kelley added that "competent authorities and Denmark, Germany and Sweden are investigating these incidents in a comprehensive transparent and impartial manner." and "resources for the UN investigations should be preserved for cases when states are unwilling or unable to investigate genuinely”
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