Südamerika: Oppositionsführerin Machado kann laut Rubio nach Venezuela zurück
Oft steht die Frage im Raum, ob Washington die Rückkehr der Friedensnobelpreisträgerin Machado in ihre Heimat verhindert. Jetzt äußert sich US-Außenminister Rubio dazu.
México City. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado will not be obstructed in her return to her homeland. She is a Venezuelan citizen and has the right to travel back to her country whenever she wishes, Rubio stated in a Spanish-language interview.
In December, the previously underground politician secretly left Venezuela to personally receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Soon after, Washington launched a military intervention in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro. Since then, Washington has been working closely with the acting President, Delcy Rodríguez. Machado is not involved in talks between the government and opposition, which Washington is supporting.
The politician has repeatedly declared her intention to return to her country. In the aftermath of devastating earthquakes that shook the country in June, she said she would return soon. However, the US government at that time considered such a move inappropriate. As of now, Machado has not returned. Following the earthquakes, Washington had concerns about her safety and had given her advice.
The US administration wanted to ensure her safety, but Machado could decide on her own return. "That is up to her. We cannot prevent her from traveling somewhere," Rubio said in the interview on Tuesday. The US government expects Machado to play an important role in organizing Venezuelans in exile abroad.
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