Armenia's parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected an opposition bill to recognize Nagorny Karabakh.
Only 13 opposition deputies voted in favor, while the pro-government parliamentary majority abstained.
The bill was submitted by the opposition party Naslediye (Legacy).
Armenia has been involved in a bitter dispute with neighboring Azerbaijan over Nagorny Karabakh since 1988, when the ethnic Armenian region broke away from Azerbaijan and sought support from Armenia.
Esperts say today's vote indicates that Yerevan is unwilling to increase tensions with Baku.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan told a summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Astana last week that Armenia would have to recognize Nagorny Karabakh if Azerbaijan attacked it.
YEREVAN, December 9 (RIA Novosti)
