CARACAS, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A group of 92 Venezuela citizens who migrated to Ecuador returned home on Thursday as part of a government's repatriation program.
"Thanks to the #ReturntotheHomelandPlan 92 Venezuelans, arriving from Ecuador, have returned to their country," said the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry on Twitter, referring to the Return to the Homeland program.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said that Venezuela will continue to facilitate the return of citizens who have left the country due to the economic crisis.
The 65 adults and 27 children arrived at 04:00 local time (0800 GMT) at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, around 35 kilometers from Caracas.
Eulalia Tabares, director of Consular Relations of the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, was at the airport to welcome the weary travelers home.
"Your homeland, your country, receives you with arms wide open," said Tabares.
The Return to the Homeland program was initiated by Venezuela to repatriate citizens who had migrated to other countries and requested help returning.
According to Venezuelan authorities, a total of 1,230 citizens have so far been repatriated from Brazil, Peru and Ecuador.
New flights are expected from Peru and Argentina in the next few days, carrying other Venezuelans who have decided to return to their home country.
