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

ROME (Reuters) - Italy summoned Venezuela's chief diplomat in Rome on Wednesday to protest over a lack of information on the fate of an Italian national arrested in the Latin American country two months ago, the foreign ministry said. NGO worker Alberto ...

Venezuela announced Tuesday that it has reduced to three the number of diplomats who can be accredited at the French, Italian and Dutch embassies due to the "hostile" response of their governments to the installation of President Nicolas Maduro for a third term.

President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.

The United States, European Union, G7 and several democratic neighbors have refused to recognize his reelection, and France, Italy and the Netherlands last week loudly condemned Maduro's administration. On Tuesday, Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil ...

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,

Last week, Italy summoned Venezuela’s chief diplomat in Rome to protest the lack of information on Trentini’s situation. Trentini’s arrest in November took place amid deteriorating relations ...

ROME, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Italy summoned Venezuela's chief diplomat in Rome on Wednesday to protest over a lack of information on the fate of an Italian national arrested in the Latin American ...

France ordered the Venezuelan embassy to reduce its diplomatic staff in Paris on Wednesday, giving some diplomats five days to leave the country in a tit-for-tat move after Caracas ordered French and other European diplomats out.

Gonzalo Himiob Santomé, director of Foro Penal: "To date in Venezuela we have registered 1,687 political prisoners. Citizens used to force countries to exchange prisoners or influence negotiations tha

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"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.