Discurso do Representante Permanente, Embaixador Sérgio França Danese, em reunião do Conselho de Segurança sobre as explosões no Gasoduto Nord Stream - 26 de setembro de 2023 (texto em inglês)

Statement by the Permanent Representative, Ambassador Sérgio França Danese, on Threats to International Peace (Nord Stream Gas Pipelines)
September 26th, 2023

Madam President,

I thank the presidency for convening this meeting on an important pending issue.

The explosions in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines have caused enormous economic losses, contributed to aggravating international tensions and heightened geopolitical uncertainty in the region. Any attack to a massive energy infrastructure is bound to have a profound impact on how international actors perceive the security of their own critical assets. It is also disconcerting to witness the insufficient attention paid to the environmental impacts of the explosions. That stands in stark contrast to the readiness of many nations to assign blame when incidents occur in other regions of the globe.

It is important and urgent to determine the causes of the incident. Brazil has expressed on numerous occasions its confidence in the investigations conducted by the national authorities of Denmark, Germany and Sweden. We do so again today, and we reiterate our support for the conduct of the procedures, without external interference. At the same time, we believe that the seriousness of the episode — a clear threat to international peace and security — requires transparent and timely disclosure of at least the preliminary conclusions of those investigations.

The lack of reliable information leaves ample room for speculation and accusations, including those related to the war in Ukraine. It only feeds the already very high tensions. We certainly do not need to aggravate them.

Thank you.