A quarter of Russians consider Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state
25.08.2014,
15:04
Almost a quarter of Russians consider Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state, according to the findings of a survey conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center.
YEREVAN, August 25 / ARKA /. Almost a quarter of Russians consider Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state, according to the findings of a survey conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center.
RIA Novosti news agency reports that the study has also showed that 56% of Russians favor a peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict, and only 14% of respondents believe that it can not be solved without the use of force. Some 30% of respondents had no idea about how it could be resolved.
At the same time, some 45% of Russians were aware of the heightened tension in the conflict zone a month ago with 10% of respondents having detailed information about the situation, while 35% had only heard about the heightened tension.Also 52% of respondents first heard about the mounting tension in the conflict zone during the survey.
In the latest upsurge in fighting on the Karabakh “line of contact,” which followed the July 31 killing of two Armenian soldiers in an Azerbaijani incursion the latter’s forces lost 25 soldiers. The Armenian size’s death toll was six servicemen. -0-
