YEREVAN (News.am)–A majority of Armenians continue to be against the Armenia-Turkey Protocols, according to a recent poll, conducted by the non-parliamentary Human Rights 96 organization,

The survey, taken at random, polled 600 citizens of Armenia on whether or not they were in favor of the documents, which envisage the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey and the opening of their closed border. According to its findings, of those surveyed, 49.5% said they were against the Protocols, while 23.5% said they were in favor of the initiative. The remaining 27% were undecided.

The poll asked participants to speculate why the Armenian President had agreed to the documents.  26.5% said he was doing it to boost the economy; 7.7% believed he was seeking to establish peace in the region; 14.3% believed it was the result of pressure stemming from his fraudulent election in 2008; And 34.8 % saw it as a move to raise Armenia’s international standing and diplomatic authority.