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June 3 2011

50% of Turks support rapprochement with Armenia – survey

June 03, 2011 | 03:18

Survey results show 69% of Turkish citizens support country’s European
Union membership. They consider it an important foreign policy issue,
Today’s Zaman reports.

`Foreign Policy Perceptions in Turkey’ research conducted by KA
Research and the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation
(TESEV) revealed that Turkish public embraces peaceful solutions,
which are stressed in Turkish foreign policy.

Thus, 75% of the respondents support Turkey’s efforts for mediation in
the Palestine-Israeli conflict, 50% support rapprochement with Armenia
and 58% back sending peace forces to Lebanon.