
MILAN, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday Rome and its diplomatic representation in Caracas were monitoring any developments of the situation in Venezuela with particular attention to the Italian community in the country.
Tajani said in a post on X that Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was being kept constantly informed and that the foreign ministry's crisis unit was operational.
Italy's Ambassador in Venezuela said on Saturday on Italy's State TV Rai that around 160,000 Italians currently live in the country, most of them with dual passports, as well as some who are there for reasons of work and tourism.