THE GUARDIAN: María Corina Machado has made downfall of Maduro regime in Venezuela her mission
Norway’s foreign ministry has said that Venezuela has closed its embassy in Oslo without giving a reason, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel peace prize.
“We have been informed by the embassy of Venezuela that it is shutting its doors and no reason has been given,” the foreign ministry spokesperson, Cecilie Roang, told AFP.
“It is regrettable. Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue open with Venezuela and will continue to work in this direction,” she said.
According to the Verdens Gang daily, which revealed the information, the embassy services were no longer answering the phone on Monday afternoon. Its numbers had been disconnected, AFP observed in the evening.
The news comes three days after Machado was awarded the Nobel peace prize in Oslo. She has made the downfall of the Chavista regime in Venezuela her mission. » | Agence France-Press in Oslo | Monday, October 13, 2025
