Overview
- Giovanni De Vito met Trentini in a Caracas prison more than a year after the Italian aid worker’s arrest on November 15, 2024.
- During the same visit, the ambassador also saw another Italian detainee, Mario Burlò.
- Farnesina said the engagement is part of sustained political and diplomatic efforts led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to secure releases.
- Italy previously summoned Venezuela’s chargé d’affaires on December 13 to request prompt action on Trentini’s case.
- Reports note that several foreign detainees have been released in recent months, but Trentini remains held, with no formal charge publicly communicated.