 Survey: 35% of Armenians think Russia is friendly, 43% prefer France December 15, 2021 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A survey was conducted in Yerevan this October-November to determine which country is Armenia's best ally– Russia or France, Verelq reports. Member of the Eurasian Expert Club Samvel Manukyan said during the conference “Seven Years of Armenia's Membership in the EAEU: The Eurasian Integration Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”, that Russia is considered a friendly country by 35% of respondents, while France – by 43%. On the other hand, 17% of respondents said Russia was an unfriendly country, while 2% gave the same response about France. “It is noteworthy that 23% and 28% of respondents found it difficult to answer these seemingly simple questions,” said Manukyan. Participants were then asked "if Armenia is forced to develop relations either with France or with Russia, what choice should there be?" Here the number of supporters of Russia grew to 54%, while the number of supporters of France dropped to 23%.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat  To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents.The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. |
