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More than half of the respondents in Artsakh want unification with Armenia, the data of the newly released survey from Nagorno Karabakh show. The survey titled "Societal Perceptions of the Conflict in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh" implemented by the Caucasus Institute notes that opinions vary whether Nagorno-Karabakh should be an
independent state or become part of Armenia with youth are more strongly affected by the ongoing nation-building and emergence of national identity in Nagorno-Karabakh, and therefore more supportive of independence.

The poll aiming to consolidate data on attitudes, perceptions and visions of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and its resolution prospects has been conducted among 1600 resident of Artsakh and Armenia's border regions as well as through focus groups and interviews with experts.

The questions of the survey are designed to assess the public opinion and expectations over the current state of the affairs, the possibility of a new war, the options of the conflict settlement

On the whole, 86% of respondents in Armenia prefer peaceful settlement, 9% favour a military solution, and 5% the status-quo. Support for war is thus moderately common in Armenia. The status-quo is viewed as the most realistic scenario (see Table 1) and the lesser of two evils. Most people would prefer peace even though many do not believe that it is possible.