Venezuela: Diplomat Alex Saab officially arrives in his homeland

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Diplomat Alex Saab descends the stairs of the plane and officially arrives to Venezuelan soil, being received by his family and main authorities of the Bolivarian nation. teleSUR

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00:00 We are...

00:02 Okay, we are...

00:09 Patricia Villegas, director of the Multimedia,

00:16 is at the airport about to receive...

00:20 Let's listen.

00:22 Okay.

00:25 The princess services in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.

00:31 And we have a lot of expectation, a lot of emotion,

00:36 after this confirmed information of the government of Venezuela.

00:54 Okay. So it's going to happen.

00:56 I'm going to show you, live,

00:58 through all the public system of Venezuela,

01:02 all the nations in the world, in this moment,

01:05 to see one of the most important and relevant news of the moment.

01:10 So I'm going to move so you can see

01:13 what is important right now.

01:16 Here you can watch how, step by step, little by little,

01:22 this plane landing,

01:24 it brings a man that came back from freedom

01:32 to the country that he protected in humanitarian missions

01:41 in the most difficult years of the blockade and sanctions

01:46 against this nation.

01:49 This plane brings a man back to his homeland, to his family.

01:54 Remember that Alex Saab is a father of two children.

01:59 And he's welcome back to his home.

02:04 A lot of planes come.

02:09 As you can see in the screen.

02:15 This plane brings a man that never broke,

02:20 that never abandoned his principles,

02:22 that couldn't bend a knee,

02:25 that through all these years

02:28 was in a campaign with the Venezuelan people.

02:32 And now you can see it through our screens.

02:36 He's returned to his homeland.

02:40 He returns to his freedom.

02:42 Since the first moment he was kidnapped

02:47 in that African country, Cabo Verde,

02:50 violated all principles and international laws.

02:54 Remember that Alex Saab is a diplomat,

02:57 that you have never been through something like this.

03:01 After this, he's going to be a diplomat.

03:07 After this, after this very difficult situation,

03:12 this inhuman situation that he suffered,

03:18 he's coming back, he's returning to his family.

03:22 It was a second moment of tremendous injustice.

03:28 As the President of Venezuela said in his moment,

03:36 he was taken to the land of the United States

03:39 in an irregular way.

03:42 So that plane that you have on the screen

03:46 also brings all that story,

03:49 that story of resistance,

03:52 that a man that through all these difficult years,

03:57 and a story that was shared on the entire world,

04:02 that the government of the United States

04:05 knew that he was a diplomat,

04:08 a humanitarian diplomat

04:11 that was in a mission to help the country.

04:16 So this plane that just landed minutes ago,

04:22 that you can see on the screen,

04:24 brings that story, a story of strength.

04:28 And it's telling us that it's possible

04:33 that these stories, difficult, tense,

04:37 are full of sentiment.

04:40 This story that has a name, a last name,

04:46 that represents the principles

04:49 of how people are not...

04:52 So he's returning home.

04:58 So when this plane stopped,

05:02 when that doors opened,

05:04 he will return to his homeland.

05:10 He had to suffer a very difficult experience.

05:15 His mom and dad died in Colombia

05:20 and he couldn't know about them.

05:22 And through all these difficult years,

05:26 he returns to his homeland.

05:31 The Venezuelan diplomat has been released

05:34 after 3,080 years of imprisonment.

05:42 So that plane brings him home back again.

05:48 That's a very big triumph of Venezuelan diplomacy.

05:56 And President Maduro always said

06:00 that he would return home.

06:01 So today's a very special day.

06:04 And I want to tell you that Alex Sab

06:09 will have another motive to celebrate tomorrow.

06:11 Now we can listen to the sound of the engines.

06:17 So I can tell you that...

06:28 that his family is very happy waiting for him.

06:31 They tried to break him down

06:39 so he could tell things that weren't true.

06:42 But they never made it.

06:46 They could never break his principles.

06:48 The sounds are going down.

06:53 People are touching their heads, his family.

06:57 This is a moment that is not only for history,

06:59 the Latin American history,

07:01 but of course...

07:03 Now the door is open.

07:07 In just seconds...

07:11 we can see members of the crew of that plane.

07:17 So it will take just a few moments.

07:24 Alex Sab is the man, the father,

07:26 the diplomat,

07:29 Venezuelan diplomat that is returning home.

07:32 We can see people leaving the plane,

07:38 part of the delegation.

07:40 His family is getting closer.

07:43 And here we got Celia Flores.

07:52 She is the first lady.

07:53 There on the screen with his children.

07:59 His younger son was barely a month

08:07 when he was kidnapped.

08:11 There he is, Jorge Rodriguez,

08:21 president of the National Assembly of Venezuela

08:23 that was part of the negotiations.

08:27 Let's remember that Alex Sab is a member of this delegation

08:31 that negotiates

08:35 the understanding through all the

08:39 the Rolindogan politicians.

08:49 And there on the screen we can see it.

08:51 They are entering the plane

08:54 so they can have a moment in privacy.

08:58 So Alex Sab can have a moment with his family.

09:01 More than 280,000 days of struggle.

09:09 And there is an special greeting

09:18 between the

09:19 Jorge Rodriguez and the first lady,

09:24 Celia Rodriguez.

09:26 They are talking.

09:29 Perhaps later we have the possibility

09:33 to know the details about this process of release.

09:36 So through these images

09:41 that you can see on the screen,

09:47 this plane that brought the diplomat Alex Sab again

09:49 to his homeland

09:52 where his family is awaiting him,

09:56 awaiting for that re-encounter.

10:00 And also

10:03 Celia Flores was awaiting him.

10:06 And undoubtedly,

10:09 through all that campaign that was made in Venezuela,

10:12 America Latina,

10:14 free Alex Sab,

10:16 a lot of people are celebrating right now

10:18 this news that has been confirmed

10:22 through the TeleSUR screen

10:25 and through different media all over the world.

10:28 This great news

10:32 which is an expression

10:34 of the agreement and capacity of negotiation

10:37 of the Venezuelan government of the United States.

10:45 And the head of the delegation,

10:47 who is the head of the delegation,

10:50 Jorge Rodriguez,

10:52 the head of the negotiations,

10:55 he is still talking to Celia Rodriguez.

11:01 More than three years,

11:13 Alex Sab was a victim of torture

11:15 in the prison of Cabo Verde.

11:18 With no communication,

11:21 he suffered from cancer.

11:26 He couldn't come with his family.

11:29 The possibility of visiting him

11:32 was denied.

11:34 He was isolated.

11:40 The other prisoners were in solidarity with him,

11:43 gave him papers,

11:45 pencils so he could write to his family.

11:48 Those years were indescribable.

11:53 They say he suffered.

11:56 We insist

11:58 in this moment he is in Venezuelan land.

12:01 That plane

12:04 is in the international plane,

12:06 the airport of Marquetilla.

12:09 That plane that translated,

12:10 that brought Alex Sab

12:12 back to his homeland.

12:14 Now we can see some people

12:18 getting off the plane.

12:20 We are waiting for the diplomat

12:24 to get off the plane to see him.

12:27 There we can see

12:37 his wife, Camila,

12:38 with his kids.

12:42 So we are waiting for that moment,

12:50 that big moment in which we are going to enjoy

12:53 when he is going to touch his homeland again.

12:56 So today, this date, this moment

13:00 in which he is going to show up,

13:05 we will know that he will regain his freedom.

13:08 It must happen

13:12 just in some seconds.

13:14 Let's see who else is near that door.

13:19 His wife,

13:24 his daughters.

13:26 So we are just waiting for him to get off the plane.

13:31 And we can show you

13:32 the return of the man

13:34 that he could never,

13:36 and now people are receiving him.

13:40 There he is enjoying a beautiful moment with his family,

13:49 his wife,

13:51 his daughters.

13:53 A moment that you can live

13:55 through the whole of your life.

13:58 His daughters.

13:59 A moment that you can live through a screen.

14:02 This emotion that you can feel

14:04 the entire Caribbean.

14:06 That hug

14:09 that the First Lady Celia Flores

14:12 that was waiting for this moment.

14:15 This is a moment

14:17 of a family,

14:18 a moment for them,

14:20 a moment of re-encounter.

14:21 Alex Zab

14:23 is again in his country,

14:27 the country that he represented

14:28 as a diplomat,

14:31 the country that he helped

14:33 in the most complex moments

14:35 of the blockade

14:37 and sanctions against Venezuela.

14:39 Alex Zab is again in Venezuela.

14:42 He is again in this country,

14:44 in this Latin American country.

14:46 Here we can see the first images

14:48 of his re-encounter with

14:50 his daughters.

14:52 Let's remember that

14:54 his younger daughter was

14:56 just a month,

14:57 years,

14:59 when he was kidnapped.

15:01 So we can enjoy

15:06 this entire process of freedom.

15:08 He is now looking

15:14 for a different moment,

15:16 another moment of privacy.

15:18 He is talking to his family,

15:20 wife, daughters.

15:22 We can see their smiles.

15:25 These images that you can see

15:26 through our screen.

15:28 The big news,

15:30 the return of Alex Zab

15:32 to his homeland,

15:34 as you can see on the screen.

15:37 He comes with his daughters

15:42 by the hand

15:44 and his wife,

15:46 his older sons.

15:48 Let's see if the President

15:54 of the National Assembly

15:55 declares

15:57 how was the process,

15:59 if we can have details.

16:01 Here they are,

16:04 hugging some friends,

16:07 close friends

16:10 that have come to this moment

16:12 to be with them,

16:18 to live with them this moment,

16:20 this moment of happiness,

16:23 this moment of freedom.

16:24 This is the moment

16:26 that we are going to see

16:28 in this chapter.

16:30 I'm going to ask the cameras

16:33 to come with me

16:35 to this moment exactly here

16:37 because now

16:40 we are going to give

16:42 the possibility

16:44 to be in privacy

16:46 as you can understand.

16:48 It was many years,

16:52 many years ago

16:53 and you can enjoy

16:55 this new life,

16:57 this story of freedom.

17:00 Now all people

17:03 that follow Telesur,

17:05 America Latina and the world

17:07 that are live with us,

17:09 the entire Caribbean,

17:11 Africa,

17:13 we greet all the media

17:15 that were with us.

17:17 We are here

17:21 sharing this news

17:22 of important value.

17:24 We were watching live images,

17:32 we are watching live images

17:34 of Venezuela

17:36 where impactful news

17:38 for the whole world.

17:40 Alex Saab, diplomat

17:42 who had been imprisoned,

17:44 illegally imprisoned

17:46 for more than three and a half years

17:47 has finally been released

17:50 and is now

17:51 in Venezuelan soil.

17:53 We were witnessing live images

17:56 from the long-awaited return

17:58 of the diplomat Alex Saab

18:00 to Venezuela

18:04 after being illegally detained

18:06 against international law.

18:08 Patricia Villegas,

18:10 the president of our multimedia

18:11 was reporting directly

18:13 from the airport

18:15 as the plane which brought Alex Saab

18:16 back.

18:19 (speaking in foreign language)

18:20 Okay, as you can see,

18:23 we have a statement

18:25 of the victory and freedom

18:27 and integrity of Venezuela.

18:29 The government of the

18:31 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,

18:33 we celebrate

18:35 the return of our diplomat Alex Saab

18:37 that was unfairly detained

18:39 in the prison of the United States

18:41 and we receive him with pride

18:43 after years of imprisonment

18:46 after cruel

18:47 and violating human rights

18:49 with impunity.

18:51 Alex Saab

18:53 was a victim

18:55 of the United States

18:57 but after these international efforts

18:59 and protection of social efforts

19:01 and the Venezuelan people,

19:03 his freedom

19:08 is a symbol of victory

19:10 of the Venezuelan diplomacy

19:12 and the freedom

19:15 of the Venezuelan people.

19:16 After this manifestation

19:18 of solidarity

19:20 in all the world,

19:22 all social movement,

19:24 artists,

19:26 and fighters for justice,

19:28 the government

19:30 of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

19:32 talks about

19:35 the dignity of his family

19:37 that were always

19:39 in these fights.

19:41 Today we break

19:44 the blockade

19:45 and now

19:47 we claim

19:49 that stop

19:51 the blockade

19:53 that the United States

19:55 imposes against

19:57 the Venezuelan people.

19:59 So I

20:02 really consider, Paola,

20:04 that this news has been an honor

20:06 to share it from this place

20:08 in the Caribbean.

20:10 Let's recall

20:11 that we are going

20:13 over these live images

20:15 from Venezuela.

20:17 We were witnessing live images

20:19 from the long-awaited return

20:21 of Alex Saab to Venezuela

20:23 after being illegally detained

20:25 against international law.

20:27 Patricia Villegas, president

20:29 of our multimedia, was reporting

20:31 directly from the airport

20:33 as the plane which brought

20:35 Alex Saab home finally landed.

20:37 Celia Flores, first combatant

20:39 country received a delegation of...

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