US EditionVenezuela announces closure of Norway, Australia embassies
- On Monday, Venezuela closed its embassy in Oslo, days after Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo honoured Maria Corina Machado on Friday for promoting democratic rights, and she has been in hiding since 2024 after being barred from last year’s election.
- A Norwegian ministry spokeswoman said the Nobel Committee is independent and wants to keep dialogue open with Venezuela, and Cecilie Roang called the embassy closure on Monday "regrettable" and "without justification".
- The Venezuelan government announced it will open two missions in Africa and restructure its foreign service, closing embassies in Australia and Norway while opening two new embassies in Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe.
- Speaking to AFP from an undisclosed location on Monday, Maria Corina Machado said President Nicolás Maduro’s time is up and called for an investigation after two activists were shot in Bogotá.
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Venezuela has closed its embassy in Norway a few days after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to opposition politician Machado.
Venezuela shuts embassy in Norway following opposition leader's Nobel award
Venezuela announced on Monday it would close its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.In a statement, the Venezuelan government did not comment on Machado’s prize, saying that the closure was part of a restructuring of its foreign service.Norway’s foreign ministry confirmed that Caracas had closed its embassy in Oslo without providing a reason.The Nobel Committee in Oslo awarded her…
Venezuela closes Norway embassy as Machado awarded peace prize
Venezuela announced Monday it had closed its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a statement, the Venezuelan government, which has not commented on Machado's prize, said that the closure was part of a restructuring of its foreign service. Caracas also closed its embassy in Australia while opening diplomatic outposts in Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso, countries it considers "strategi…
Caracas. Venezuela announced yesterday the closure of its embassies in Norway and Australia, and the opening in Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso, as part of a restructuring of its foreign service.
Following the decision that the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded this time to opposition leader Machado, Venezuela closes the embassy in Oslo. It is an internal "restructuring", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs.
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