OVER HALF OF PEOPLE SUPPORT MILITARY ACTION TO RESOLVE GARABAGH CONFLICT – SURVEY

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Oct 4 2005

Baku, October 3, AssA-Irada
51% of the Azerbaijani citizens believe settlement of the
Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper Garabagh conflict is possible through military
action, while 32% through negotiations, according to a survey held
by the hard-line Garabagh Liberation Organization (GLO) among 2,102
respondents on Saturday.

According to the results of another poll conducted by the GLO in
September, 49% of people deemed resolution of the Garabagh conflict
through war possible, while 35% gave preference to peace.

54% of young men and 31% of women want the conflict to be settled
through military operations, while 29% and 49% respectively – by
peaceful means. Most of the elderly said they consider the conflict
settlement possible through military action.*