Venezuela's interior minister on Wednesday said the exit of Venezuelan opposition members from Argentina's diplomatic residence in Caracas was negotiated, after the opposition said the operation took the government by surprise.

The United States successfully rescued five Venezuelan opposition members from the Argentine embassy in Caracas, according to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The individuals, closely associated with opposition

Venezuela’s government has acknowledged for the first time that members of the country’s opposition left the Argentine diplomatic compound where they had sheltered for over a year