MOSCOW. June 3 (Interfax) - The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has forwarded new inquiries to the United States, Germany, France, and Cyprus concerning the blasts on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, urging them to comply with their international obligations on combating terrorism, Prosecutor General's Office spokesperson Andrei Ivanov said.
"The Russian Prosecutor General's Office forwarded new inquiries to the competent authorities of the U.S., Germany, France, and Cyprus regarding acts of terrorism and related criminal actions committed on Russian territory against the interests of Russia and its citizens, including with regard to the act of international terrorism, namely the blast at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines," Ivanov said.
The inquiries "draw the attention of the competent authorities in these countries to the need to take measures to honor their international obligations on opposing terrorist activities and their financing, launch an investigation into unlawful activities, and hold the individuals responsible for them criminally liable," he said.
The U.S., Cyprus, and France have not carried out investigations into the details of the financial and other support provided for those acts of terrorism, Ivanov said.
"As for Germany's competent authorities, they are evading their international obligations concerning cooperation with the Russian Federation," he said.
The above-mentioned countries are signatories to the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings of December 15, 1997 and the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism of December 9, 1999, he said.
"Given this, they are obligated to take measures to investigate terrorism and its financing, as well as provide as much assistance as possible in investigating such unlawful actions, including assistance in obtaining evidence essential for an inquiry," Ivanov said.