Azeri students see Armenia as threat to security
Armenia, with which Azerbaijan faces a long-running conflict
over Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh, poses the most serious threat to
national security, a new survey has found.
70.2% of participants of the poll conducted by the Peace and
Conflict Resolution Center among students of the Baku State
University and the Universities of Economics and Foreign Languages
cited this opinion, while 18.8% referred to Azerbaijan’s giant
northern neighbor Russia.
30% of the students polled said NATO could best assist in
strengthening the country’s security, while about 25% pointed out
the role played by the OSCE.
The head of the center, Elkhan Mehdiyev, told a press conference
Wednesday that 63.3% of those polled deemed national security as
territorial integrity and sovereignty, while 23.7% - as domestic
stability. 7.3% interpreted the concept as the rule of law.
Among elements of national security, 34.6% of respondents cited a
strong army, while 15.3% - powerful security forces.
As for factors damaging security, 46% of those polled referred to
corruption.*
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