Venezuela liberates 6 Americans after her visit by Trump envoy

Richard Greenil, President Trump envoy for private missions, He said on social media He was flying to his home from Venezuela with six American detainees on Friday, after his meeting with the country’s president.

There were at least nine people with American citizenship or residence detained in Venezuela, according to Venezuelan officials. The government accused some of planning to kill the country’s president, Nicholas Maduro.

“We were just informed that we are returning six hostages to the home from Venezuela,” Mr. Trump He said on social media. “Thank you Ric Grenell and my full employees. Work is great!”

A representative of the Foreign Ministry said this month that the United States has no diplomatic presence in Venezuela, and the United States government was not sure of the place where its citizens were detained.

Relatives of three American citizens said that they had received few information from the American government and have not heard of their loved ones for several months since their disappearance.

David Estrella, 64, who worked in quality control of New Jersey pharmaceutical companies, was among those who were issued, according to his family.

“After such terrible moments in which we and David were unjustly, we look forward to welcoming him at home and taking care of him until he completely recovered and leaves all this unfortunate incident friend. Mrs. Massias said that she entered Venezuela from Colombia to visit friends.

Mr. Maduro, who is compatible whose country has witnessed an extraordinary migration in recent years, has become increasingly isolated on the world stage, and was accused of stealing the last presidential elections in July. The United States has recognized the opposition candidate as the legitimate winner.

After the disputed elections, Mr. Maduro began collecting foreign prisoners, a previous step. American diplomats and analysts said they see that they are looking for bargaining chips for their use with other countries.

Mr. Trump’s foreign policy team includes many assistants Those who support a solid line Against Mr. Maduro, political experts said that the Venezuelan leader is likely to fear Washington, Washington, a more striking position, including the imposition of more economic sanctions.

Mr. Maduro, who spent his entire term to blame the economic problems of Venezuela in the United States, spoke about the start of a new era of communication with the United States on televised notes on Friday. He did not refer directly to the Americans who were released.

He said: “We have started a new start for historical relations as what will be done to be done and what must be corrected.” “We love and admire the people of the United States.”

Mr. Maduro also pointed to his meeting with Mr. Greenil as “Frank, direct, open and positive” and said: “We are not anti -American and we are not opposed to America. We are hostile to imperialism, and it is different.”

But Mauricio Claver Caron, the US special envoy to Latin America, said in an invitation with reporters on Friday morning that Mr. Greenl would not make any concessions in exchange for the launch of American detainees.

“This is not a professional,” he said. “It is not negotiations for anything.” The Maduro government urged “attention” to Mr. Greenil’s demands “because in the end there will be consequences otherwise.”

Jolly Turotz It contributed to the reports from Santander, Colombia.