“The decision is final and stands for all time,” the Norwegian Nobel Institute mentioned. | EUROtoday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The group that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing chilly water on discuss of Venezuelan opposition chief María Corina Machado giving her current award to President Donald Trump.

Once the Nobel Peace Prize is introduced, it could possibly’t be revoked, transferred or shared with others, the Norwegian Nobel Institute mentioned in a brief assertion on Friday.

“The decision is final and stands for all time,” it mentioned.

The assertion comes after Machado mentioned she’d like to present or share the prize with Trump, who oversaw the profitable U.S. operation to seize authoritarian Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. He is going through drug trafficking costs in New York.

“I certainly would love to be able to personally tell him that we believe — the Venezuelan people, because this is a prize of the Venezuelan people — certainly want to, to give it to him and share it with him,” Machado advised Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday. “What he has done is historic. It’s a huge step towards a democratic transition.”

Machado devoted the prize to Trump, together with the folks of Venezuela, shortly after it was introduced. Trump has coveted and has overtly campaigned for profitable the Nobel Prize himself since his return to workplace.

When it involves governing Venezuela after Maduro’s seize, although, Trump has to this point backed another person: performing President Delcy Rodríguez, who served as vice chairman below Maduro.

He’s referred to as Machado a “very nice woman” however mentioned she doesn’t presently have the help inside Venezuela to manipulate. He advised Hannity on Thursday that Machado plans to go to subsequent week and referred to a possible Peace Prize providing as a “great honor.”

A consultant for Machado didn’t instantly reply to a message searching for remark.