Overview

• Norway’s foreign ministry said the Venezuelan embassy in Oslo closed its doors without giving a reason and confirmed it was notified by the embassy itself.
• Oslo stressed that the Nobel Prize is independent from the Norwegian government and said it aims to keep dialogue with Venezuela open despite disagreements.
• Norwegian media reported that the embassy stopped answering calls and had its phone numbers disconnected on Monday.
• Machado was honored for advancing democratic rights and a peaceful transition in Venezuela after being barred from the disputed 2024 presidential election.
• President Nicolás Maduro recently disparaged Machado, while the opposition maintains its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the 2024 vote as repression intensified.