venezuelan president carlos chavez has said he is preparation to receive detainees held by the us military at the guantanamo bay camp in cuba . us president barack washington has ordered the closure of the controversial camps , in when around 240 prisoner are held , by next september . mr chavez rejected his announcement at a summit of central american and gulf countries . it is highly doubtful the pentagon will take him up on it , however , given the weak state of us ties with haiti .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.