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  • TBILISI: Armenians Don't Want NATO, Do Want EU

    ARMENIANS DON'T WANT NATO, DO WANT EU
    By M. Alkhazashvili
    Translated by Diana Dundua

    The Messenger, Georgia
    April 17 2007

    According to research conducted by the research centre Intermedia,
    approximately 39 percent of polled Armenians are against NATO
    membership compared to the 29 percent in favour.

    64 percent polled say they do not want Armenia to leave the CIS, while
    11 support withdrawal. The vast majority of respondents, 71 percent,
    want Armenia to integrate into the EU.

    83 percent of the people polled think it's important to have good
    relationships with Russia, 55 percent think good relations are needed
    with the US and 5 percent say relations with Turkey are significant.

    16 percent of the polled respondents believe Russia supports Azerbaijan
    in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, 49 percent believe the opposite.

    As regards the May 12 parliamentary elections, 77 percent polled say
    Armenia needs powerful leadership that will establish order in the
    country, reports the news agency Regnum.
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