ArmInfo.The issue of operational communication between Armenia and Azerbaijan is the prerogative of the Defense Ministry. The press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Anna Naghdalyan stated this on November 13 at a press conference in Yerevan.
In this regard, she noted that on the eve of the. Armenian Minister of Defense David Tonoyan gave an exhaustive answer regarding the question functioning operational communication. "As for contacts on foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, they are held regularly; another meeting is also planned by the end of the year, "she concluded.
The day before, Tonoyan said that the operative communication with the Azerbaijani side is operating smoothly; the agreements reached in Dushanbe are being implemented. "As I said earlier, certain officials were appointed to ensure prompt communication, communication is carried out through them," said Tonoyan.
Referring to the establishment of operational communications directly between the commanders, then, the Minister stressed that this is a powerful tool for eliminating incidents, but has not yet been involved. Tonoyan stated that at this stage there is no such agreement, however, we are raising this issue at every meeting.
To note on the margins of the CIS summit in Dushanbe, a conversation took place between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The sides expressed their commitment to negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, strengthening the cease- fire regime to prevent incidents on the contact line of troops and on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The parties also decided to develop mechanisms for establishing operational communication between the relevant structures.