Armenian and Russian Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Sergei Shoigu discussed the situation in the region and areas where Russian peacekeepers are deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh over the phone on Saturday, February 27.

"During the conversation, the sides discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, the current situation in the region and areas where Russian peacekeepers perform tasks in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as other issues of mutual interest," the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

The two defense chiefs earlier spoke on February 25. According to the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry, Shoigu and Harutyunyan discussed the political situation in Armenia.