ARMENIA IS NEITHER AMONG FRIENDS NOR FOES

Lragir, Armenia
Aug 30 2007

The Russian center of public opinion survey conducted a poll to find
out which countries the Russians consider as their friends and foes.

21 percent think China is a friendly country. The Vedomosti reported
that last year China and France shared the third place. Last year China
was the second on the list of adversary counties because 16 percent of
respondents in Russia considered this country as a potential foe. In
2007, only 3 percent consider China as a foe. In 2006, 19 percent
thought Belarus is the most friendly country, Germany was the second,
14 percent thought Germany is a friendly country. This year the poll
was held on August 25 and August 26, 1600 people from 46 regions of
Russia participated in it.

This year too the United States is considered as Russia’s first
enemy. 26 percent of respondents think so. It should be noted that
this year the number of respondents who consider the United States
as a potential enemy has halved against the previous year. Last year
45 percent mentioned the United States. In 2007 the United States
is followed by Georgia, 19 percent consider Georgia as a potential
enemy. The Baltic States, Great Britain and Ukraine are the third
among potential foes, each got 7 percent.