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The chancellor of the Cuban regime Bruno Rodríguez Parilla criticized the Norwegian committee of the Nobel Peace Prize, which he described as a “prize for the obedient allies of the U.S.”
Rodríguez Parilla, angry after the international reaction to the Nobel award ceremony for Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado, criticized that the committee is selected “by a parliament of a NATO member state, based on party political representation,” in a lengthy post on X.
The Nobel Peace Prize “turns into a megaphone against governments that are inconvenient. It stops being a moral reference and becomes an instrument of soft power,” the official emphasized.
The chancellor complained that the regime has lobbied for the "Cuban Medical Brigades," without the Nobel committee taking them into account.
"His complicity with war, violence, death, and destruction will be remembered by the awards given to Henry Kissinger, Shimon Peres, or the latest one, promoted by the U.S. Secretary of State, who is shamelessly calling for a military invasion of Venezuela. What would Alfred Nobel say?" he added.
He also accused the Nobel committee of remaining silent "in the face of the aggressive actions of the U.S. against Venezuela, ignoring the economic war and the campaign of hatred against a country that sends doctors, not bombs or marines."
"That double standard disqualifies their lessons on democracy," he concluded.
The Nobel of María Corina
This week, María Corina Machado traveled to Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize 2025, at a time of high international visibility and significant symbolic weight.
From there, he drew a direct parallel between Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua, countries that, as he admitted, were always in the sights of the Venezuelans as a warning, yet whose experiences were overlooked. “We said Cuba is Cuba and Venezuela is not Cuba. And look where we are now,” he said in the interview with RCN Televisión.
The Venezuelan opposition leader acknowledged that her country made a mistake that it is now paying dearly for, which was underestimating the weight and influence of the Cuban regime in the region.
"We underestimated what the threat of the Cuban regime was and what the loss of freedom would mean," he stated while reflecting on the 27 years of chavismo that have led Venezuela to one of the deepest crises in its history.
María Corina was welcomed last Thursday in Oslo with a sea of cheers, applause, supportive slogans, and hugs from a people who admire her steadfastness.
According to the confirmation from the president of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the opposition figure arrived in the Norwegian capital and went straight to meet her family, after months of persecution and living in secrecy in Venezuela.
Previously, her daughter Ana Corina Sosa received the award and read the speech in which the leader expressed gratitude for international support and asserted that “Venezuela will once again breathe.”
The arrival of the opposition leader occurred after a complicated journey outside of Venezuela, which included a maritime crossing to Curacao before flying to Europe.
The relocation was carried out in secret due to the risk of arrest by Nicolás Maduro's regime.
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