Armenians consider Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia enemy, opinion poll says

According to the poll, 14.9 percent of correspondents rely on Artashes Gegamyan among politicians. He is followed by Gagik Charukyan (13.5%), Robert Khocharian (12.3%), Arthur Bagdasaryan (8.9%), Raffi Ovanesyan (6.7%), Tigran Karapetyan (5.6%), Stepan Damirchiyan (4.1%), Serj Sarkisyan (2.5%), Vazgen Manukyan (2.1%) and Aram Karapetyan (0.8%).

79.6 percent of Armenians are in positive opinion on Russia and 49 percent on the United States. The matter is Armenians are in negative opinion on neighboring countries. The respondents consider Turkey (80.1 percent), Azerbaijan (86.5 percent) and Georgia (54.7 percent) enemy countries.

The poll also clarified the question on which subject can have a positive impact on the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The respondents mentioned Russia (43.8%), U.S (33.3%), UN (20.7%) and France (17.9%) among positive subjects.

41.6 percent believe the Karabakh conflict can be solved through international mediators, 40.7 percent through making trade-offs, 11.5 percent through force. Armenians do not have unambiguous approach to the solution of the conflict. One in two Armenians want Nagorno Karabakh to be unified with Armenia and the other wants it to be independent. 55.2 percent advocated holding a referendum on the status of Nagorno Garabagh and 21.6 percent stood against this.

Armenians' opinions clash in terms of the issue who must participate in the referendum. 56.7 percent think the voters should be the current population of Nagorno Karabakh, 15.6 percent think anyone, 15.3 percent only refugees from Nagorno Karabakh, 5.6 percent think those lived in the region till 1991 and 5.3 percent thinks Armenian and Azerbaijani citizens should participate in the referendum.

57.7 percent of respondents advocated opening of Armenia-Turkey borders and one in three Armenians is against this.

/APA/