Thursday, December 22 2022 20:04

ArmInfo. Only 52% of respondents in Armenia have a positive attitude towards Russia. This is evidenced by a survey conducted by VCIOM (Russian Public Opinion  Research Center)  on the topic: " The public opinion of the  population of the CIS countries regarding Russia's humanitarian aid  and contribution to the promotion of international development."

In neighboring Azerbaijan, 38% of respondents have a positive  attitude towards Russia, in Kazakhstan and Belarus -62% each, in  Moldova - 40%, in Uzbekistan 74%, in Kyrgyzstan - 79%. The best  attitude towards Russia is in Abkhazia - 92%, Tajikistan - 95% and in  South Ossetia - 97%.

At the same time, only 54% of respondents in Armenia consider Russia  a friendly country, in Azerbaijan - 36%, in Moldova - 50%, in  Kazakhstan - 58%, in Uzbekistan 67%, in Belarus - 74%, Kyrgyzstan -  80%, in Abkhazia - 97%, Tajikistan - 96% and South Ossetia - 99%.

It is noteworthy that in the top 5 friendly countries in Azerbaijan,  Turkey was mentioned by 99% of respondents, Ukraine - 78%, Kazakhstan  - 73%, Uzbekistan - 71% and Turkmenistan - 69%. At the same time,  they unanimously called Armenia unfriendly. 98% of Azerbaijani  respondents think so.

Armenia entered the top 5 friendly countries for Belarusians. 41% of  Belarusian respondents consider Armenia friendly. The top five also  includes Russia (74%), China (54%), Kazakhstan (48%) and Uzbekistan  (41%).

36% of respondents of Moldova consider Armenia friendly, while 7% of  respondents consider it unfriendly.

The most friendly country of Armenia itself is France. 69% of  respondents think so, another 12% considered it unfriendly. The top 5  friendly countries also included Russia 54% (26% considered -  unfriendly), India - 47% (17% - considered unfriendly), China 42%  (18% considered unfriendly), and the United States 42% (21% -  considered unfriendly).

The unfriendliest countries for Armenians are: Turkey 92% (2% called  friendly) and Azerbaijan 98%.  46% of respondents in Kazakhstan  consider Armenia friendly, another 45% - neutral, and only 6%  consider it unfriendly.  Only 2% of respondents in Tajikistan  consider Armenia unfriendly, 33% consider it friendly, and 50% -  neutral.  Only 12% of respondents in Kyrgyzstan, consider Armenia  friendly, 58%- neutral, and 28% - unfriendly.

Armenia ranks third among the friendly countries of the Abkhazians.  53% of respondents in Abkhazia consider it friendly, 3% - unfriendly,  another 41%-neutral. In this list, Armenia ranks second in Abkhazia,  after Russia and Belarus.  A similar attitude towards Armenians is  also in South Ossetia - 49% consider it friendly, 2% -unfriendly,  47%- neutral. In this list, it also ranks third after Russia and  Belarus.

A very interesting snapshot has been developed in Uzbekistan, where  96% of respondents found it difficult to say what kind of country  Armenia is for them, and only 2% consider it friendly.

The survey was prepared based on the results of a study on the topic:  " The public opinion of the population of the CIS countries regarding  Russia's humanitarian aid and contribution to the promotion of  international development."

The purpose of the Study is to study (identify) public opinion of 10  countries of the CIS region on the contribution of the Russian  Federation to international development assistance (humanitarian  cooperation) and the provision of humanitarian assistance to  recipient countries of the CIS region, incl. determination of the  level of awareness (knowledge) of the population of these countries  about Russian projects and programs in the field of international  development assistance and humanitarian assistance provided by Russia  to these states, as well as the perception (approval / disapproval)  of Russia's actions to provide various kinds of humanitarian  assistance in the countries under study (including in comparison with  similar assistance received from other countries).

The task of the study is to study the level of knowledge about the  humanitarian assistance provided by Russia in the country and the  perception of Russia's actions to provide various kinds of  humanitarian assistance in the country.

The study involved adult (18 years and older) citizens of the CIS  member states.(as well as Abkhazia and South Ossetia) permanently  residing in the territory of the state of which they are citizens.  The object of study includes the following ten countries: Azerbaijan,  Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan,  Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia.

The subject of the study is the public opinion of adults (aged 18 and  over) citizens of the CIS member states about Russian projects and  programs in the field of international development assistance. The  subject must include the indicators specified in the Methodology for  calculating the indicators of the Comprehensive State Program of the  Russian Federation "Assistance to International Development".

Surveys on a given questionnaire were conducted in the countries  under study during the periods - from August 23 to September 14, 2022  (wave 1) and from October 20 to November 14, 2022 (wave 2).

To ensure the representativeness of the survey of the adult  population (aged 18 years and older), in each country a sample of  respondents was formed, corresponding to the structure of the  country's population according to the results of the last population  census. Surveys in different countries were carried out in the format  of a formalized interview (questionnaire) in two versions: in the  method of a formalized face-to-face interview at the place of  residence, and in the method of telephone interview (CATI).