Six US citizens are released in Venezuela following the meeting of President Nicholas Maduro with a special envoy of US President Donald Trump Richard Grenell.
The meeting of the President of Venezuela Nikolos Maduro with a special settlement took place at the Presidential Palace of Miraflores in Karakas.
“Different issues were discussed that cause the concern of the two countries. One of them was the situation of US citizens involved in criminal activity in the national territory, the negative impact of migration and economic sanctions,” the Venezuelan administration said.
“announced readiness for the new beginning of bilateral relations with the US administration, which were interrupted in 2019,” the report said.
Meanwhile, Grenell published on social networks X photo taken on board the plane with American citizens.
“We have already flew out and returned home with these six American citizens. They just talked with Donald Trump and expressed his gratitude to him,” he wrote on the social network.
According to the organization “Independent Venezuelan American Citizens” (IVAC), which are based in Miami, in the custody of Venezuela, there are eight US citizens, most of which since 2024.
Six liberated American citizens were detained in Venezuela on charges of “planning terrorist acts.”