Armenia among top 3 CIS countries enjoying Russians' trustDecember 14, 2009 - 19:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia are in the list of CIS countries enjoying Russians' maximum trust, as shown by the results of the survey conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center.Thus, Russia's more reliable partners are Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia, each having 43%, 31% and 8% rating respectively. All other countries strictly fall behind. Azerbaijan and Ukraine each have 4% rating, while Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan enjoy only 3% trust among Russians. As to Tajikistan and Georgia, they have received 2% and 1% respectively. Russian people's trust in CIS leaders coincides with the ratings above. Thus, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Kazakh President Norsultan Nazarbaev have 33% and 28% rating respectively. Azeri President Ilham Aliyev (6%) comes next. followed by Uzbek and Turkmen top leader Islam Karimov and Gurbangula Berdimuhamedov (each having 5%), Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (4%), Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan (3%), Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko (3%) and Tajikistani President Emomali Rahmonov (2%). The lowest rating belongs to Georgian President Mikheil Sahakashvili has received only 1%, RIA Novosti reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |