Samuel Moncada, Venezuela's representative to the UN, expressed hope that the Nobel Peace Prize would be won by Venezuela, in the context of tensions with the USA.

Samuel Moncada stated that he hopes Venezuela will win the Nobel Prize for Physics, considering the qualifications similar to those for the Nobel Peace Prize, recently won by Maria Corina Machado. Moncada emphasized the tensions between Venezuela and the USA, anticipating a possible armed attack from the Americans, following the strengthening of military forces in the region. Machado, the opposition leader, dedicated the award to the Venezuelan people and highlighted Trump's support in the fight against the Maduro regime.