Welcome to the programme. Starting with the big developing story a growing number of Ethnic Armenian refugees have been leaving Nagorno Karabakh after azerbaijans seizure of this disputed region last week. Roads leading towards the Armenian Border are jammed with traffic, and armenians say they fear persecution and ethnic cleansing. Armenia says about 6,650 people have crossed the border so far. Our reporter Natasha Zotova is on the ground, and sent in this update. We are in this village right on the border between armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. We can see the refugees coming through the border to armenia. Here in this tent, they are being registered. People are fleeing with their belongings because they are afraid theyjust dont believe they can be safe in Nagorno Karabakh under azerbaijan role. Some people told me they dont expect to get home ever, azerbaijan is promising not to target civilians and to respect the rights of Ethnic Armenians living in the region. The problem is, lack of
For the last three decades. Last week, azerbaijan seized this disputed region. Fears of Ethnic Cleansing and persecution have driven over 6,650 people to cross into armenia, according to the armenian government estimates. Roads leading towards the Armenian Border are jammed with traffic as people leave in search of shelter, safety, and humanitarian aid. Our reporter Natasha Zotova is on the ground at one of the aid tents in armenia where refugees have sought help. She sent in this update. We are in this village right on the border between armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. We can see the refugees coming through the border to armenia. Here in this tent, they are being registered. People are fleeing with their belongings because they are afraid, theyjust dont believe they can be safe in Nagorno Karabakh under azerbaijan rule. Some people told me they dont expect to get home ever. Azerbaijan is promising not to target civilians and to respect the rights of Ethnic Armenians living in the region
Families are struggling in the worst drought to hit the country since the 1980s so then, the European Union signed a deal worth more than 2 billion to try to stop the flow of refugees and migrants. The meeting in the Matisse Capital was planned after 800 drowned when a boat sank off the coast of libya in april. Lets hear from lawrence lee joins us live from valletta. What more do we know about this agreement . Well past the 2 billion, nick, which has been basically written off aafrican leaders of insufficient. Its clear based on the leeks of the action plan what little progress has been made, in relation to getting rid of economic migrants and sending them to africa. Some of these are vague. Theres a series about addressing crisis these sorts of things are deliberately woolie, because they dont have answers for it. On the crucial issue of repat ritations and getting repatriations and getting african support, they do not have african support. The block associated with that talks about s