Poll Shows Perceived Prospects For EU Cooperation Down In Armenia

[Nargizian David]

POLL SHOWS PERCEIVED PROSPECTS FOR EU COOPERATION DOWN IN ARMENIA

Mediamax, Armenia
Feb 7 2008

Yerevan, 7 February: Two per cent of the polled citizens of Armenia
relate the future of the country to NATO, 25 per cent - to the European
Union and 29 per cent - to the CIS.

Mediamax reports that the data of the poll, held by the British Populus
among 1500 citizens of Armenia on the order of the Public TV in the
period between January 21 and 29, evidence that.

In October 2007, 1 per cent of the polled related the future of
Armenia to NATO, in April of 2007 - 4 per cent .

In October 2007, 26 per cent of the polled related the future of
Armenia with the EU, in April of 2007- 29 per cent .

In October of 2007, 20 per cent of the polled related the future of
Armenia with the CIS, in April of 2007- 24 per cent .

Thirty-five per cent of the polled citizens of Armenia in January
of 2008 and 36 per cent in April of 2007 related the future of the
country with all the three organization simultaneously.

The sympathies of the polled residents towards the countries and
organizations, measured by a 100-point scale, where 1 point means "cold
and negative attitude" and 100 point - "warm and positive attitude",
have the following look:

Azerbaijan - 7.83;

Turkey - 14.03;

Georgia - 43.13;

NATO - 47.72;

Iran - 52.24;

USA - 54.58;

CIS - 63.35;

EU - 70.30;

France - 75.34;

Russia - 87.59.