Armenian and Russian defense minister Vagharshak Harutiunyan (left) and Sergei Shoigu
YEREVAN (Azatutyun.am) During a fresh phone call on Wednesday Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu reportedly discussed with his Armenian counterpart Vagharshak Harutiunyan Russia’s military presence in Armenia and sweeping defense reforms announced by Yerevan.
The Russian Defense Ministry gave no details of the conversation, saying only that the two men spoke about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and “other issues of mutual interest.”
According to a longer readout of the phone call released by the Armenian Defense Ministry, Harutiunyan and Shoigu focused on the activities of the Russian military base in Armenia as well as “large-scale reforms launched in the Armenian army” after last year’s war with Azerbaijan.
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