US EditionVenezuela announces closure of Norway, Australia embassies
- On Monday, Venezuela announced the closure of its embassy in Oslo, Norway's foreign ministry spokesperson Cecilie Roang confirmed the shutdown with no explanation.
- The government condemned the Nobel Committee's decision as a `politically motivated act` undermining sovereignty, and Venezuela's Foreign Ministry said the embassy closure was part of an internal `reorganization`; President Nicolás Maduro called Maria Corina Machado a `demonic witch` on Sunday.
- On Friday the committee awarded Maria Corina Machado the prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights; the 58-year-old remains in exile and was barred from last year's election.
- The decision further strains ties with European nations, with Norway calling it `regrettable` and pledging to keep dialogue open; Caracas also closed its embassy in Australia and opened missions in Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso.
- Earlier this month US forces struck a vessel off Venezuela's coast, and Caracas sought a UN Security Council meeting after deadly strikes on four boats, while US President Donald Trump backed Machado and raised a $50 million bounty on Maduro.
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The National Union of Press Workers warned that Maduro’s regime also ordered that the coverage of the attack on two exiled activists in Bogotá be silenced in radio media.
The Venezuelan government has closed its embassy in Oslo, Norway, after the Nobel Committee selected an opposition leader and political enemy of the Venezuelan leader as the recipient of the peace prize.
Venezuela announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, a few days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 for her defense of democratic rights. Nicolás Maduro’s government took this measure as part of a restructuring of its foreign service, although it did not make direct mention of the international award. The information was confirmed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which rec…
Oslo announced that Venezuela had closed its Norwegian embassy without explanation, three days after the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the leader of the Venezuelan opposition.
Venezuela Shuts Norway Embassy After Nobel for 'Witch'
Venezuela has shut down its embassy in Norway just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . The Venezuelan government did not mention Machado's award in its official statement, instead framing the closure as part of a broader restructuring of its foreign service. Still, the...
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