53.4% OF ARMENIAN POPULATION OPPOSED SIGNATURE OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.10.2009 16:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 53.4% of Armenian population opposed signature of
Armenian-Turkish protocols. 40% spoke out against opening of the
border between the two states, said Gevorg Poghosyan, chairman of
Armenian sociological association.

"The survey was conducted from September 21 to 25. A similar survey
was conducted in Turkey as well," he said. "Formerly, 70% of Turks
were against normalization of relations with Armenia. With time,
the figure reduced to 53%."

At that he emphasized that the Armenian authorities had to prepare
the public for the decision they were going to take. "For many
years we eyed Turks as enemies. It’s natural that the nation opposes
normalization of relations in such format," he said.