US EditionVenezuela announces closure of Norway, Australia embassies
Venezuela reallocates diplomatic efforts to Global South allies amid rising tensions with the U.S., closing embassies in Norway and Australia and opening new ones in Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso.
- Venezuela's government announced the closure of its embassy in Norway on October 10, 2025, as part of a diplomatic restructuring process.
- The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry stated that the closure aims to optimize state resources and redefine diplomatic presence to strengthen alliances with the Global South.
- This decision follows the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to opposition leader María Corina Machado, which the regime denies is connected.
- Norwegian officials, while acknowledging the closure, emphasized the importance of maintaining dialogue with Venezuela.
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Venezuela closes embassy in Norway after Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuela said on 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 “strategic …
The chancellery did not mention the Machado prize and explained that it is “the first phase of a comprehensive restructuring of its foreign service”
Venezuela shuts down embassy in Oslo just days after Machado's Nobel Prize
Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday that the Bolivarian regime was shutting down its embassies in Norway and XXX as part of a diplomatic restructuring program. The Chavista Government denied that the measure was linked to Norway's granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to opposition leader María Corina Machado three days prior.
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