12 countries will meet to discuss Venezuelan migration

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Colombia and Peru, nations most affected by the exodus, are on the list of attendees.

 

A dozen countries have confirmed their participation for the meeting that will take place on Monday and Tuesday in Quito on Venezuelan migration, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said Friday.

The countries that have confirmed so far are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay and, of course the host, Ecuador.

The meeting, which will not be attended by anyone representing Venezuela, will be at a technical level and will seek to establish solutions to the problem caused by the massive flow of Venezuelan citizens who have crossed the borders of the region in the last two years.

So far in 2018 have entered Ecuador 641,353 Venezuelans fleeing the crisis, of which the vast majority, more than half a million, have left the country in search of more promising destinations such as Peru or Chile.

To reduce the massive influx on the northern border, Ecuador activated 'humanitarian corridors'
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The influx of Venezuelans increased at the beginning of the second semester of the year, at a rate of 4,200 daily, which led the Ecuadorian Government to declare a state of emergency in the migration sector in the provinces bordering Peru and Colombia, and to demand passport (measure now annulled by court order) to any of them who would like to cross into their territory.

To reduce the massive influx on the northern border, Ecuador activated "humanitarian corridors" that have transferred more than 1,200 Venezuelan citizens, under vulnerable conditions, from the northern border to the southern border with Peru free of charge.