AZG Armenian Daily #084, 11/05/2005

Poll

WHO TRUSTS WHO IN CAUCASUS?

Gellap international initiated public opinion poll in 3 Transcaucasian
republics, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, to find out in which world power
leader the citizens of these states put their trust and their attitude
towards those powers. President of Armenian Sociological Organization Gevorg
Poghosian informed that 1 thousand people from every class of society took
part in the poll in every state.

So, 87% of Armenians, 51% of Azeris and 15% of Georgians trust President
Vladimir Putin of Russia, US President George W. Bush won the trust of 45%
of Georgians, citizens of the other two states are equal in their likings
for America: 32%. Georgians, 64%, believe in Ukrainian President Viktor
Yuschenko too. In Azerbaijan and Armenia the numbers were 34% and 27%.

As it could be expected, no one in Azerbaijan trusts Armenian President
Robert Kocharian but 19% of Georgians and 63% of Armenians still do so. 2%
of our compatriots, 38% of Georgians and 77% of Azeris themselves trust
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Georgian President Ilham Aliyev is most
mistrusted in Armenia – 26%. In Azerbaijan and Georgia it is 54% and 72%.
The President of Byelorussia Alexander Lukashenko won most of the votes in
Armenia – 40% and the least in Georgia – 15%. In Azerbaijan the number was
22%.

Most of the respondents, 38%, see Russia as the next possible target of a
revolution. 26$ pointed to Armenia, 17% to Azerbaijan.

By Ruzan Poghosian

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress