YEREVAN. - A contract soldier died in the Central Clinical Military Hospital of the Defense Ministry of Armenia on Wednesday.

Spokesman for the Defense Ministry, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, told Armenian News - NEWS.am that contract soldier Narek Mkhitaryan had health problems.

“He underwent neck cyst operation and died early in the morning,” Hovhannisyan noted.

The reason behind the death is not yet known.