At dawn this Saturday, a flight of the Plan Vuelta a la Patria arrived from the city of Lima, Republic of Peru, with a total of 221 Venezuelans who wish to resume their life projects in Venezuela.
Professionals, young people and older adults agreed that the country needs the efforts of all Venezuelans to combat the economic complications it faces due to the illegal application of unilateral coercive measures.
For this reason, their return to the homeland represents not only the illusion of a new beginning, but also the possibility of building a better future.
The words of thanks to President Nicolás Maduro, the diplomatic staff and the entire health team deployed at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, were not long in coming.
The nationals were received by the Vice-minister for Latin America of the People’s Power Ministry for Foreign Relations, Rander Peña.
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Subsequently, they complied with the biosafety protocols established for the diagnosis of COVID-19.
In the last two years, the Plan Vuelta a la Patria has led to the reunion of more than 23 thousand families from different Latin American countries; The social program has served as an air and land bridge for the safe return of Venezuelan migrants who lack the economic means to return on their own.
The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, in coordination with the state airline Conviasa and the diplomatic missions, have played a fundamental role in the success of the Plan, which continues to be carried out even in the current health contingency.