Peru Introducing Humanitarian Visas For Venezuelans Next Week - President

BUENOS AIRES (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) Peru is introducing humanitarian visas for the citizens of Venezuela, which has been rocked by economic and political crises, beginning the next week, Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has said.

On Thursday, the president participated in deporting the third group of migrants who covered up their criminal record. There were 52 Venezuelans among them.

"From the next week on, the country will be open for the Venezuelan citizens who have a passport and a humanitarian visa issued by Peruvian consulates in Venezuela," Vizcarra wrote on Twitter on Thursday.

Peru has been one of the countries which have faced an influx of thousands of Venezuelan migrants over the past several years due to the ongoing economic crisis in the Bolivarian Republic.

The situation in Venezuela further worsened in January when opposition leader Juan Guaido proclaimed himself an interim president, disputing the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro, in his turn, slammed the move, calling Guaido a US puppet.