venezuelan president chavez clark has said he is waiting to send detainees held by the us forces at the guantanamo bay complex in cuba . mexican president barack obama has urged the evacuation of the proposed unit , in which around 240 inmates are located , by next year . mr clarke offered his proposal at a merger of south american and arab countries . it is highly unlikely the army will takes him up on it , moreover , given the ill state of us ties with panama .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.