Armenia among top 3 CIS countries enjoying Russians' trust
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.
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.
