"During the conversation, issues of bilateral cooperation, the current situation in the region and areas where Russian peacekeepers are carrying out tasks in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as other issues of mutual interest, were discussed," TASS reports.

On February 25, Yerevan reported on a telephone conversation between the head of the Armenian Defense Ministry and Shoigu.

On the same day, a telephone conversation took place 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.

The conflict between the military and Pashinyan led to protests in Yerevan, in the capital of the country, rallies were held by both supporters and opponents of the head of government.