  Papikyan: no separate military-level talks with Azerbaijan January 13, 2026 - 16:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan told a press conference that there are currently no separate communications between the defense ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The question followed reports of recent political and expert-level contacts between various agencies of the two countries. Responding to this, Papikyan told Radar Armenia: “There are no direct contacts between the defense ministries at this time. When there is something new, we’ll speak about it. At the moment, I have nothing further to say.” He also emphasized that the presence of Azerbaijani troops on Armenian territory should be addressed within the framework of the border delimitation commission. Earlier, Papikyan stated Armenia has no intention of entering an arms race with Azerbaijan or any other country.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
