47.5% OF RESPONDENTS IN ARMENIA THINK THAT MAIN THREAT FOR REPUBLIC
WITHIN NEXT 5 YEARS IS RESUMPTION OF WAR WITH AZERBAIJAN

YEREVAN, AUGUST 6. ARMINFO. 47.5% of the participants of the public
poll, held in Armenia, think that the main military threat for the
republic within the next 5 years, is the resumption of war with
Azerbaijan. Results of the public poll, held by Armenian Center for
National and International Studies, on the topic “Armenia in the
context of 5-10 years national and international security”,
testify. The survey has been held among 2,021 citizens of
Armenia. 55.5% of the respondents are representatives of female, 44.5%
– male. 42.2% of the respondents have higher education, 20.9% –
secondary-special, 24.6% – secondary education.

According to the resource, 3.1% consider the main threat the presence
of Russian military bases, withdrawal of Russian bases – 11.2%, 1.7%
think that the possible military conflict with Georgia may become a
threat, 2.8% think that it is the membership of Armenia in NATO,
military intrusion of Turkey – 7%, civil war – 11.7%, 13.6% think that
there will be no threat of military nature. 12.7% of the respondents
equated the national security with the own security, 17% – with the
security of the acting state system, 10.5% think that the national
security fully depends on the army and its efficiency, 58.4% are sure
in correlation of all the aforementioned factors. 45.1% of the
respondents think that the national security of Armenia is partially
safeguarded, 27.5% think that it is not safeguarded at all. Answering
the question what will strengthen Armenia within the next 5 years,
27.2% of the respondents said that is the efficiency of the army,
43.5% – economic potential, 26.8% – democratic potential.

In the opinion of 20.7% of the citizens the main political threat for
Armenia may be falsification of the results of the elections, 21.8% –
conflict of the authorities with the society, 9.8% – sharp restriction
of political and civil rights, 4% – increase of the economic and
political dependence on any other country. Speaking about main
economic threats of the next 5 years, 41% of the respondents mentioned
the corruption, 11.2% 0 foreign debt, economic and financial crisis –
19.8%, Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s keeping the economic blockade of
Armenia – 5.5%. 7.1% think that the activity or inactivity of the
Armenian strategic facilities which belong to foreign companies
(telecommunications company ArmenTel (Greece), airport Zvartnots
(Argentina), Power Distributing Networks (England), rubber plant
“Nairit” (Russia)) may have a threat.