"Russia's exercises have nothing to do with the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict."
The statement came from Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.
He said that the current activities of the Russian army are aimed at preparing for the "Caucasus 2020" exercises:
"These inspection activities are carried out in a planned manner and are an important stage in the preparation for the strategic command-staff training" Caucasus 2020 ".
Today, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov had a telephone conversation.