UN Security Council To Meet Over Nord Stream Leaks On Friday
Sumaira FH Published September 29, 2022 | 12:18 AM
The UN Security Council will meet Friday to discuss the leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, suspected to be sabotage, Sweden and the French council presidency said Wednesday
Stockholm, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Sep, 2022 ) :The UN Security Council will meet Friday to discuss the leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, suspected to be sabotage, Sweden and the French council presidency said Wednesday.
"As the current Security Council president France has informed us today that Russia has requested a meeting about the Nord Stream leaks and this meeting is being planned for Friday," Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde told a press conference.
Linde said that Denmark and Sweden had been asked to provide information to Security Council members about the leaks which ocurred in their exclusive economic zones.
The French presidency of the Security Council subsequently confirmed that the meeting would take place on Friday afternoon at the UN headquarters in New York.
Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russian representative to the United Nations, said on his Telegram account that the meeting would be held at 3 pm (1900 GMT).
The Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which link Russia to Germany, have been at the centre of geopolitical tensions in recent months as Russia cut gas supplies to Europe in suspected retaliation against Western sanctions following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
While the pipelines -- operated by a consortium majority-owned by Russian gas giant Gazprom -- are not currently in operation, they both still contained gas.
Moscow and Washington both denied Wednesday that they were responsible for the suspected sabotage.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Tennis: ATP Barcelona Open results - 1st update
Swiatek's perfect 10 in Stuttgart as Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka
Arandu's roads closed due to flooding
Oil tanker catches fire in Islamabad’s Blue Area
Pakistan committed to ensure safety of foreign nationals: FO
Tennis: WTA Stuttgart results - 1st update
Four passengers injured as train hit an empty vehicle
Over- speeding bus crushed to death two bike riders
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
Iranians appear unfazed by Isfahan blasts
UAF celebrates Int'l Chinese Language Day
More Stories From World
-
Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform
5 hours ago -
NATO must choose 'whether we indeed are allies': Zelensky
5 hours ago -
US House to vote on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid package
5 hours ago -
Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran
5 hours ago -
IMF calls on EU to deepen single market integration to boost growth
5 hours ago -
Second Ecuadoran mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police
5 hours ago
-
Oil, gas drilling blocked in Alaska wilds as Biden seeks green cred
6 hours ago -
Man sets self on fire outside Trump trial
6 hours ago -
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
7 hours ago -
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
7 hours ago -
Iranians appear unfazed by Isfahan blasts
7 hours ago -
Ecuador mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police
8 hours ago