India, Jan. 17 -- The Norwegian Nobel Committee has issued its first statement after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House, clarifying that the Nobel Peace Prize itself cannot be transferred.

In its statement, the committee said a Nobel Peace Prize laureate receives two core symbols of the award - a gold medal and a diploma - while the prize money is granted separately. However, it stressed that the identity of the laureate is permanent and unalterable.

It further underlined that a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be shared, transferred, or revoked once announced. "The decision is final and applies for all time," the statement sa...