Consular visits for detained Italians in Venezuela - FM

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 6 - Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Tuesday said "our officials have promptly carried out inspections in local precincts where Italian citizens are detained" in Venezuela.
    "The authorization to carry out consular visits has already been requested to determine their conditions of health and detention as well as the safeguard of their right of defense".
    Tajani told an audition of the foreign commissions of the Lower House and Senate that "our embassy in Caracas, consulates and Crisis Unit are working around the clock" in order to "provide assistance to the over 160,000 compatriots" residing in Venezuela. (ANSA).