venezuelan president javier venezuela has said he is prepared to receive detainees holding by the american military at the guantanamo bay camp in cuba . american governor obama obama has ordered the abandonment of the controversial camp , in which approximately 240 prisons are held , by this year . mr chavez made his plea at a summit of the eastern and arab forces . it is extremely probable the vatican will take him up on it , however , from the poor state of us ties with venezuela .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.