US President Joe Biden announced in a statement the return of 7 American citizens detained in Venezuela.

“After many years of illegal detention in Venezuela, we are bringing home Jorge Toledo, Tomio Fadel, Alirio Zambrano, José Luis Zambrano, José Pereira, Matthew Hit and Osman Khan. These people will be reunited with their families soon,” he said in a statement. statement. They will return to the arms of their loved ones where they belong.”

“I am grateful for the hard work of the dedicated public servants in the United States government who made this possible and continue to live up to my administration’s strong commitment to maintaining its trust in Americans, hostages and unjustly held people around the world,” Biden said. .

“Today we celebrate the reunion of seven families. To all families who are still suffering and separated from their unjustly detained loved ones, know that we remain committed to securing their release. the unimaginable pain of being held hostage,” he said, or it is unfair to detain them.

Reuters, citing a US official, reported that Venezuela released 7 Americans in exchange for the release by Washington of 2 relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.