Richard Grenel, President Trump’s special mission, I said in social media He flew from Venezuela with six American detained on Friday.
According to Venezuela’s officials, there were at least nine people with US citizenship or residence detained by Venezuela. The government accused some of them planning to kill the national president, Nicholas Maduro.
“We were informed that we were taking six hostages from Venezuela that they were taking six hostages,” said Mr. Trump. I said in social media。 “Thanks to Rick Grenel and all my staff. Great work!”
The United States of State said this month, the United States of State’s representatives did not have diplomatic beings in Venezuela, and the US government was not convinced where the citizens were detained.
The three detained US citizens’ parents, Relative, said that they had hardly gained information from the US government and had not heard from loved ones for months since they disappeared.
According to his family, David Estrela (64 years old), who worked in the quality control of a New Jersey pharmaceutical company, was among the released people.
“After a terrible moment that we and David is suffering unreasonably, we welcome him home and take care of him until he completely recovers this unfortunate incident behind him. I’m looking forward to it. ” Massias said he was in Venezuela from Colombia to visit his friend.
In recent years, Maduro, who has seen extraordinary departure, is increasingly isolated in the global stage that was accused of stealing the last presidential election in July. The United States recognizes opposition candidates as legitimate winners.
After the conflict election, Maduro began to cut off foreign prisoners. U.S. diplomats and analysts said they were seeking negotiations for use with other countries.
Mr. Trump’s foreign policy team includes many assistants who support Maduro’s hardline acquisition, and policy experts can impose more economic sanctions in Venezuela. He said that it is highly likely that Washington is afraid of taking a more severe posture, including sexual and potential posture.
Maduro spent his time in charge of Venezuela’s economic issue on American imperialism, but said about the start of a new era of involvement with the United States with remarks aired on Friday. He did not refer to the released American directly.
“We are beginning to start a new historical relationship that needs to do what we need to do and what we need to do,” he said. “We love and praise the people of the United States.”
Mr. Maduro also called the talk with Grenel “Frank, Direct, Open, and Positive” and said, “We were not anti -Americans, not anti -American. We are anti -imperialists. It is different.
However, Latin America’s US special envoy Mauricio Krabbar Caron said on a call with a journalist on Friday morning that Grenel would not make concessions in exchange for releasing American detected.
“This is not a quid professional,” he said. “It’s not negotiating in exchange for something,” he urged the Maduro government to “listen” to Grenel’s request.
Julie Torquewitz Contributed from Colombian Santander.
