“The Venezuelan authorities released two Italian prisoners, Italian Prime Minister George Maloney said.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Prime Minister of Italy George Maloni. Photo from Facebook Source: “European truth” with reference to Bloomberg
Details: Aid worker Albert Trentini and businessman Mario Burla were fired, according to Maloney. They are now safe in the Italian embassy in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.
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The Prime Minister of Italy added that she had already had a run-in with these men and expressed her “joy and satisfaction” that they were free.
She added that the government had been working “every day” to free its citizens for more than 400 days.
Maloney thanked Venezuela’s acting president, Delsea Rodriguez, for the “constructive cooperation” she has shown.
The paper recalls that since the US ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a surprise attack earlier this month, a number of local and foreign prisoners have been released.
Prehistory:
- On January 9, four Spanish nationals and a prominent Venezuelan-Spanish human rights activist arrived in Madrid – the day after they were released from a Venezuelan prison.
- Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that the United States would take over leadership of Venezuela until a clear and secure transition of power took place there, and admitted that this could take years.
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