Correspondent Yunus Soner covers the story on 261 Venezuelan citizens that arrived from Mexico City to Venezuela on Tuesday as part of the great mission return to the homeland. teleSUR
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00:00On Tuesday, 261 Venezuelan citizens arrived from Mexico City to Venezuela as part of the
00:06great mission Return to Homeland.
00:08They were received by Foreign Minister Iván Gil at the airport.
00:12Our correspondent Juno Zuner brings us more details.
00:16The plane of Conviasa, Venezuela's flag carrier, landed at 10.30 a.m. at SimĂłn BolĂvar International
00:22Airport.
00:23Its passengers, 261 Venezuelan citizens.
00:27Michelle MartĂnez returned after eight years abroad where her son was born.
00:35I made the decision to return to Venezuela mainly for personal reasons.
00:41I wanted to see my father.
00:44For eight years, I haven't seen him, my grandmother, my family.
00:49I wanted them to meet my son, so I decided that there is nothing that money can buy as
00:53nice as family happiness.
00:57So much excitement, because I'm coming back after six years.
01:01Many of them had left to find a better economic future, they faced a different reality.
01:09I left because, really, not because of the bad situation, because I had a job here, I
01:13had a house.
01:15Not because I was starving, not because of anything, I can't lie.
01:19I went believing what other people said.
01:21When you arrive, you see that it is not like that, whatever they told you, you know.
01:26They are the same people who treat you badly, they even throw you out on the street.
01:31The citizens were received at the airport by the Venezuelan foreign minister Iván Gil
01:35who gave a short speech of welcome.
01:39Truly, this is a moment of deep joy.
01:43I repeat, I am sure there are many more compatriots outside that we are going to seek to bring
01:48back, that we are going to take care of them wherever they are.
01:51The flight from Mexico was organized by the Bolivarian government within the Gran MisiĂłn
01:55Vuelta a la Patria.
01:57Gil declared that 500,000 citizens had returned since its beginning and added
02:02Venezuela opens again its arms to its sons and daughters.
02:13This is not only a matter of social attention, but we, Venezuela as a whole, we need each
02:19other, we all need each other.
02:21Here we need intellect, we need love, we are building a new country, after having suffered
02:26so much in these last years.
02:29We are building a new country, we are being reborn, we are recovering economically.
02:37The Gran MisiĂłn not only means the transfer of citizens to Venezuela but also their re-integration
02:43into the legal system, society and the economy.
02:46But first, the government offered them public transportation to reach their homes and see
02:50their families and loved ones.
02:53Yunus Soner, Telesur, Caracas, Venezuela.