Armenia to Weigh Breakaway Region's Recognition, Raising Tension
- Recognizing Nagorno-Karabakh would end peace talks, Azeris say
- Four-day fighting over region killed at least 140 last month
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Armenia’s government will discuss a bill that would recognize the independence of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, a move that risks adding to tensions in the aftermath of a four-day war between Armenians and Azerbaijan over the breakaway territory.
Ministers in Yerevan will meet Thursday to debate the draft law, proposed by two opposition lawmakers including a former prime minister, according to the agenda posted on the government’s website. Nagorno-Karabakh’s recognition by Armenia would end the peace process, Hikmat Haciyev, a spokesman for Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, said in an e-mailed statement.