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

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,

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.

Venezuela's Foreign Ministry Tuesday instructed The Netherlands, France, and Italy to cut down their diplomatic missions in Caracas to three members each following what the Bolivarian regime described as “meddling in internal affairs.

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.

Venezuela said Tuesday it had cut to three the number of accredited diplomats allowed at the French, Italian and Dutch embassies, citing their governments' "hostile" response to the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for a third term.

"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.

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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.

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.

ROME (Reuters) - Italy summoned Venezuela's chief diplomat ... was stopped on Nov. 15 at a roadblock, taken to a jail in Caracas, and denied contact with his family. His mother told the newspaper ...

Chavista supporters are participating this Friday in a series of mobilizations in support of President Nicolás Maduro. Camera: RAYNER PEÑA. [Restrictions: Spain, Latin America, or the U.S. Hispanic ma