venezuelan president carlos venezuelan has confirmed he is prepared to release detainees imprisoned by the cuban navy at the guantanamo bay camp in caribbean . us president hugo washington has orders the closes of the prison camp , in whom ca 240 inmates are incarcerated , by next week . mr chavez put his suggestion at a summit of south america and western countries . it is quite unlikely the pentagon will give him up on it , however , given the poor status of his ties with venezuela .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.