The Italian government has met to discuss the case of an Italian national arrested in Venezuela two months ago and held without formal charges.

Italy has protested Venezuela's lack of information over the arrest of Italian NGO worker Alberto Trentini in Caracas. Despite being detained for over two months, no charges have been filed. Tensions rise as Italy criticizes Venezuela's political climate and previously managed to secure a journalist's release from Iran.

Alberto Trentini, a 45-year-old Venetian aid worker, has been under arrest since November 15, 2024 in a military prison in Venezuela, while he was on a mission with the NGO Humanity & Inclusion

Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani wrote on X Wednesday that he has summoned Venezuela's chargé d'affaires to protest against the lack of information regarding the detention of Italian NGO worker Alberto Trentini and to protest against the expulsion of three Italian diplomats from Caracas.

France ordered the Venezuelan embassy to downsize its diplomatic staff in Paris after Caracas demanded the same from French diplomats. This tit-for-tat move stems from Venezuela's restrictions on European diplomats following President Maduro's controversial inauguration,

Venezuela said on Tuesday it would impose restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats in Caracas and reduce their ... in response to Venezuela's decision. Italy on Wednesday also summoned ...

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani summoned Venezuela's charge d'affaires Wednesday to protest Venezuela's announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil.

Foreign minister Antonio Tajani and the Italian Embassy in Caracas have been closely following ... the institutions’ commitment. Last week, Italy summoned Venezuela’s chief diplomat in Rome ...

ROME (Reuters) - Italy summoned Venezuela's chief diplomat in Rome on Wednesday ... Daily la Repubblica reported that Trentini was stopped on Nov. 15 at a roadblock, taken to a jail in Caracas, and denied contact with his family. His mother told the ...

"This summons follows the Venezuelan regime's decision to reduce the diplomatic presence of the French embassy in Venezuela," France's foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said, referring to the summons on Wednesday of the charge d'affaires.

Chavista supporters are participating this Friday in a series of mobilizations in support of President Nicolás Maduro. Camera: RAYNER PEÑA. [Restrictions: Spain, Latin America, or the U.S. Hispanic ma