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Tbilisi, July 26 (Interfax) - Georgia's annexation to NATO is supported by 59% of the country's population, according to a poll carried out by the International National Democratic Institute.

Also, 59% of respondents of the survey, which was conducted from June 24-July 5, think that the Georgian government’s policy towards Russia is unacceptable. A total of 2,000 people were polled.

According to the polls conducted before August 2008, when Russia and Georgia were involved in a war, more than 70% of the population supported Georgia’s annexation to NATO.