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

NGO worker Alberto Trentini, 45, was arrested in Venezuela in November but no formal charges have been pressed against him, his family has said, urging Rome's government to maximise efforts for his release.

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.

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.

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.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday condemned the "unacceptable act of repression" in Venezuela, hours after the brief arrest of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.

France has summoned a senior Venezuelan diplomat to protest Caracas' decision to limit French diplomatic personnel. This follows Venezuela's restrictions on French, Italian, and Dutch diplomats, citing hostile reactions to Nicolas Maduro's third-term inauguration.

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

France said on Thursday it had summoned a senior Venezuelan diplomat in Paris to protest against Caracas' decision to limit the number of French diplomatic personnel in the Latin American country.

Venezuela said Tuesday it would limit the number of accredited diplomats at the French, Italian and Dutch embassies, citing their governments' "hostile" response to Nicolas Maduro's inauguration for a

Venezuela's opposition said Thursday its leader Maria Corina Machado was freed after earlier being "taken away by force" by security agents when leaving a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in

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.