“On the initiative of the Russian side, on February 25, RA Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan held a telephone conversation with Russian Defense Minister, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.
The heads of defense departments of the two strategic allies discussed the situation in Armenia, ”the statement reads.
In addition, the topic of Karabakh and other bilateral issues were discussed.
On February 25, a telephone conversation was also held between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
On the morning of February 25, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia demanded Pashinyan's resignation.
After that, the Prime Minister of Armenia called the statement of the General Staff calling for his resignation an attempt at a military coup.