Armenia Must Recognize Nagorno-Karabakh – Straw Poll Results

ARMENIA MUST RECOGNIZE NAGORNO-KARABAKH – STRAW POLL RESULTS

tert.am
10.09.12

Tert.am has taken a straw poll among readers.

Most of the respondents believe that Armenia should recognize the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic after the Azeri officer Ramil Sagarov was
extradited to Azerbaijan and granted a pardon there.

Specifically, 205 of the respondents (45%) said that Armenia should
recognize Nagorno-Karabakh, and 131(29%) said that Armenia must demand
Ramil Safarov’s extradition back to Hungary.

The poll was conducted September 1 to 10 and involved 455 respondents.

Also, 66 of the respondents (14%) believe that Armenia should withdraw
from the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, and 27 (6%) said that Armenia
should demand that Ramil Safarov serve his sentence in Azerbaijan.

Twenty-five (about 5%) of the respondents found it difficult to answer.

An identical Facebook poll showed the following results: 126 of the
respondents said Armenia should recognize Nagorno-Karabakh; 37 said
Armenia should demand Ramil Safarov’s extradition to Hungary; 37 other
respondents believe Armenia should withdraw from the Nagorno-Karabakh
peace process.

Only two of the respondents said that Armenia must demand that Ramil
Safarov serve his sentence in Azerbaijan.

Other respondents believe that Armenia should “wait a little, and
then take some steps to prevent further murders,” “understand the real
motives” for Azerbaijan’s steps, which is “not a clear thing at all,”
“revise its foreign policy,” and “have true friends.”