Behind the scenes: how the Netherlands is pushing for Machado's return to Venezuela

Dutch Prime Minister Jetten with Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez at the UN. / photo: RVD.

Prime Minister Rob Jetten has used high-level talks with Venezuela's interim leadership at the United Nations to push for the safe return of opposition figures, highlighting the case of opposition leader María Corina Machado, who has still been unable to return to her country despite repeated attempts. The intervention underscores the increasingly delicate role the Netherlands is playing as a neighbouring kingdom with direct regional interests, while questions continue to swirl about earlier efforts by Machado to travel via Aruba and Curaçao.

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