Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway and Australia, Opens New Posts in Africa

Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway and Australia, Opens New Posts in Africa
Above: Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yván Gil speaks in Caracas, Venezuela on Sept. 13, 2025. Image copyright: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images

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Establishment-critical narrative

Venezuela is restructuring its foreign service to reaffirm its unwavering commitment to defend genuine national sovereignty and contribute to a new world order based on cooperation, inclusion, respect for international law, self-determination and solidarity. Reallocating resources from Western countries to strategic partners in the resistance to hegemonic pressures can only have positive effects for the country.

Pro-establishment narrative

Venezuela's embassy closures expose the reality that the Maduro regime has panicked after the Norwegian Parliament-appointed independent Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the face of his tyrannical rule. Norway served for years as a key mediator in talks between Maduro and the opposition. This petty retaliation can only further isolate his regime in the international community.

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