ArmInfo.The direct connection established between the defense ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan has not been operating for several months. This was stated by press secretary of the RA Ministry of Defense Armen Torosyan in response to a request from a number of Armenian media outlets, whether during this period Suren Papikyan and Zakir Hasanov had direct contact, if so, how many times, is there today?
In November 2021, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan instructed the Ministry of Defense to actively use direct communication with Azerbaijan. President of the European Council Charles Michel also spoke about the establishment of a direct connection between the defense ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan when he received Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan at the end of last year.