He announced this during a UN briefing on the situation in Lebanon.
“It is important that a credible and transparent investigation is carried out to determine the cause of the explosion and punish those responsible, as required by the Lebanese people,” TASS quoted him as saying.
Earlier, a transparent investigation of the incident was called for by US President Donald Trump. He noted that Washington is ready to help in this.
The investigation in Lebanon is considering several versions of the explosion in the port of Beirut, including external impact.
As part of the investigation, 16 employees of the port of Beirut were detained, including the director.
A powerful explosion occurred on August 4 near the seaport of Beirut. According to local authorities, the cause of the tragedy was the detonation of ammonium nitrate stored in the warehouse and confiscated by customs services.