Nobel Institute Confirms Machado’s Attendance at Peace Prize Ceremony as Regional Leaders Head to Oslo

Overview

• The institute said it has been in contact with the Venezuelan opposition figure and that she intends to be present on December 10 in Oslo.
• Argentina’s Javier Milei confirmed he will attend, and Panama’s José Raúl Mulino traveled to Norway, with Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa and Paraguay’s Santiago Peña also listed to participate, according to Mulino.
• Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said the government has no information about Machado’s trip and announced a large march in Caracas on the same day.
• Machado has lived in hiding for more than a year, and Venezuela’s prosecutor previously warned she could be deemed a fugitive if she left the country to accept the prize.
• Coverage notes an elevated security environment linked to recent U.S. maritime operations in the Caribbean and Pacific that have caused deaths.