“According to our forecasts, the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela next year will increase from 4.5 to 6.5 million people,” TASS quoted him as saying.
It is also specified that about 80% of migrants from Venezuela are in Latin America, where they are given the opportunity of free movement and social services.
In January, a UN spokesman said that more than 5,000 Venezuelan citizens leave for neighboring countries every day.
In March, due to the influx of Venezuelan migrants, Ecuadorian authorities extended the emergency regime in three provinces of the country.