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Poll respondents think Russia-US ties should focus on anti-terror fight

MOSCOW, May 22 (Itar-Tass) --Russians think the fight of international terrorism should be a central part of Russian- American relations, a poll found.

The poll was conducted by the independent research center ROMIR in ten large cities and involved 1,000 adults.

Of those asked, 46.4 per cent said just prevention of terrorism should dominate in the relations with the US.

Every tenth (10.8 per cent) was sure that the situation in the Middle East should be a main topic in the two state's relations.

A similar number (10.4 per cent) pointed to problems related to NATO's eastward expansion.

Only 9.6 per cent see Russia's human rights record as a key issue in relations with the US.

Some 9.2 per cent were of the view that the relations should focus on strategic arms cuts.

Only 5.6 per cent of the polled mentioned the situation in Afghanistan. The rest were uncertain.

The poll's findings suggest that the Russians have no animosity toward the US.

Thus 46 per cent of respondents said their attitudes toward the US were neutral.

Almost a third (31.6 per cent) voiced positive and 19.2 per cent negative sentiments about the US. Others were uncertain.

As for American culture, one out of every ten polled said they liked it.

Most (47.7 per cent) made a reservation that they were positive about separate aspects of it.

Some 16.4 per cent of respondents sharply reject American culture, and a similar proportion doubt that the US has any culture to speak of. About ten per cent were uncertain.

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