Nicolás Maduro's son says only dialogue with the United States can free his father

Nicolás Maduro Guerra, a chavista deputy and son of the deposed Venezuelan president, stated on October 16 in Caracas that dialogue and diplomacy with the United States are the sole paths to securing the release of his father and Cilia Flores. Both are currently detained in a New York prison following an operation by United States special forces on January 3.

According to Maduro Guerra, his father's eventual freedom depends on what he termed the "bolivarian diplomacy of peace" and ongoing negotiations that have taken place since the January incident.