venezuelan president milton chavez has said he is prepared to receive detainees held by the us military at the guantanamo pow camp in caribbean . us presidential barack obama has ordered the shut of the controversial facility , in which barely 240 prisoners are held , by next year . mr chavez made his request at a summit of south america and asian countries . it is somewhat unlikely the us will take him up on it , however , given the poor state of government relationship with caracas .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.