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

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.

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,

taken to a jail in Caracas, and denied contact with his family. His mother told the newspaper he has health problems and has no medicines with him. Reuters emailed the Venezuelan embassy in Rome seeking a comment. The arrest took place against the backdrop ...

Venezuela said on Tuesday it would impose restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats in Caracas and reduce their ... Venezuela's chief diplomat in Rome to protest at the move as well ...

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.

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.

"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.

taken to a jail in Caracas, and denied contact with his family. His mother told the newspaper he has health problems and has no medicines with him. Reuters emailed the Venezuelan embassy in Rome ...

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.

ROME (AP) — The Italian government met on ... Foreign minister Antonio Tajani and the Italian Embassy in Caracas have been closely following the situation of Alberto Trentini, a 45-year-old ...

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