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97 Venezuelans repatriated from Ecuador in new phase of Return to Homeland Plan

2022-03-24 10:41:35

CARACAS, March 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 97 migrants from Ecuador were repatriated to Venezuela on Wednesday as part of the Return to the Homeland Plan (Plan Vuelta a la Patria) promoted by the Venezuelan government to support its nationals abroad, Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia said.

The migrants arrived from the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil and landed at the Simon Bolivar International Airport near Caracas.

The Venezuelan official explained on his Twitter account that this is a "new phase" of the program, "to continue serving our compatriots and bringing them back."

The Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs detailed on Tuesday that the new phase involves "tripling the number of flights" for the return of Venezuelan citizens to the South American country.

The program, initiated in August 2018, has facilitated the return to Venezuela of over 28,000 people from 19 countries. 

Editor:Jiang Yiwei