President Maduro: Colombian migration to Venezuela increased during the year 2019 - MPPRE

President Maduro: Colombian migration to Venezuela increased during the year 2019

During 2019, Venezuela has registered an increase in the index of Colombian migrants, a figure that exceeds the one recorded in 2018, the head of state and government, Nicolás Maduro Moros, informed during a working meeting with mayors of the country. “This year more than 250,000 Colombians have entered Venezuela, a figure that exceeds the one registered last year of 180,000”, President Maduro said. He denied the figure referred by the former Colombian foreign minister, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, who assured the existence of 4 million Venezuelans in Colombian territory. In this regard, he denounced that these figures respond to a strategy that seeks to obtain funds in the world with the false argument of addressing an alleged humanitarian crisis. During 2018, Holmes Trujillo, requested more than 750 million dollars from European countries, magnifying the real percentage of migration with the aim of making a profit to the Colombian oligarchy. In contrast, President Maduro congratulated the success of the Plan Vuelta a la Patria and added that many Venezuelans have returned to the country willing to work together for the welfare and recovery of the nation.